Antonio de Andrada

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Antonio de Andrada was a pioneer missionary and explorer of Tibet in the seventeenth century, b. at Oleiros, Portugal, 1580; d. at Goa, 19 March, 1634. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1596. From 1600 to 1624 he was the chief missionary in the Indies.^[1]

In 1624, after almost incredible hardships he succeeded in penetrating into Tibet. Kindly received by the head sovereign of the country, Andrada returned to Agra for other workers like himself, and on his return to Tiibet established a missionary center at Chaparangue.

Recalled to Goa to act as superior of the Indies, he died there, after being poisoned. Andrada had given in letters to his superiors and others a graphic and accurate account of his discoveries and labours. These have been published in Spanish and French and are incorporated in the works of P.J. Darde, S.J., "Historie de se qui s'est passe au royaume du Thibet" (Paris, 1629).

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1. ^ Antonio de Andrada - [[Catholic Encyclopedia article

This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.