Juan Cobo
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Juan Cobo
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Juan Cobo OP was Spanish Dominican missionary, diplomat, astronomer and sinologist. Cobo was born in Alcázar de San Juan. After becoming a priest of the Dominican order, he traveled to Mexico in 1586 and later to Manila in 1588. He was assigned by King Philip II to bring Christianity to China along with Miguel de Benavides. He translated into Chinese several works by Seneca and the Catechism. Circa 1590, he also translated from Chinese into Spanish the work Mingxin baojian (明心寶鑑) compiled by Fan
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Spanish Dominican missionary, diplomat, astronomer and sinologist
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