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公開講演 慶長遣欧使節団をアステカ人歴史家の日記に見る、その経緯
Get PDFThe vicissitudes encountered by the delegation to Europe, sent by Date Masamune, delegation that visited the court of the King of Spain and the Pope in Rome, became widely known through Endo Shusaku\u27s novel, Samurai. The delegation, led by Hasekura Tsunenaga left the port of Tsukinoura and started crossing the Pacific in 1613 (18th year of Keicho period). After seven years, in 1620 (6th year of Genna), Hasekura and the other members returned to their home in Sendai. Hasekura, visited Portugal, Spain, Rome, was christened in Madrid, crossed Mexico twice and in Philippine waters escaped the attack of the enemy fleet of the Dutch.In Japanese history, these events, described by Endo Shusaku with a unique vividness, have been the target of an exhaustive research. My intention would be to point to facts not yet known, I believe, in Japan.I introduce a record of the delegation\u27s stay in Mexico (1614 or Keicho 19) written by an eye witness, a member of the Aztec aristocracy. The appearance of the Japanese and the purpose of their trip are described in detail. This diary also offers a good image on the relationship between Japan and Mexico. Its author, a learned Indian, named Chimalpahin (1579 - 1660?), aimed to be the historian of the Mexican people before the Spain occupation. The documents he left behind, handwritten in the Aztec language, use the Latin alphabet and are, at the moment, being translated and edited by a joint team of scholars from the Institute for Japanese Studies and from the Institute of Ethnology of Bonn University. Had Endo Shusaku have known of the existence of these writings, he would have surely introduced in his famous novel the meeting between the Japanese delegation and an Indian scholar
