Spanish missions in Asia

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Spanish missions in Asia were Catholic missionary enterprises established by the Spanish Empire from the 16th century onward to evangelize and culturally influence various Asian populations, particularly in regions such as the Philippines, China, and Japan.

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Label Occurrences
Spanish missions in Asia canonical 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic missionary enterprise
Christian mission
Spanish colonial institution
appliesToJurisdiction China NERFINISHED
Formosa NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
Indochina NERFINISHED
Japan NERFINISHED
Mariana Islands NERFINISHED
Micronesia NERFINISHED
Moluccas NERFINISHED
Philippines NERFINISHED
Timor NERFINISHED
associatedWith Manila-Acapulco galleon trade NERFINISHED
Spanish East Indies NERFINISHED
goal cultural influence
evangelization of Asian populations
spread of Catholic doctrine
heritage World Heritage-listed Baroque Churches of the Philippines NERFINISHED
surviving churches and mission sites in the Philippines
influenced Asian Christian art
Asian Christian literature
local education systems in the Philippines
local legal practices in the Philippines
spread of the Latin alphabet in the Philippines
notableEvent Chinese Rites controversy NERFINISHED
Christianization of the Philippines NERFINISHED
Japanese Christian Century NERFINISHED
persecution of Christians in Japan
notableMissionary Diego de San Francisco NERFINISHED
Domingo de Salazar NERFINISHED
Francis Xavier NERFINISHED
Juan Cobo NERFINISHED
Matteo Ricci NERFINISHED
Pedro Bautista NERFINISHED
opposedBy Chinese imperial authorities
Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED
partOf Catholic missions
Spanish colonization of the Philippines NERFINISHED
global Catholic Counter-Reformation missions
religiousOrderInvolvement Augustinian Order NERFINISHED
Order of Friars Minor NERFINISHED
Order of Preachers NERFINISHED
Society of Jesus NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Catholicism NERFINISHED
sponsor Spanish Empire NERFINISHED
startTime 16th century
timePeriod Early modern period
usedLanguage Latin
Spanish
local Asian languages

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Miguel de Benavides associatedWith Spanish missions in Asia