SC - OT--Samurai in Rome????

[Decker, Terry D.]

The People's Chronology gives the information that a delegation of Japanese
Christian boys travelled to Rome in 1582 (returning in 1586) to meet Pope
Gregory XIII.  As a chronology, it unfortunately does not provide sources
for the information.

Bear

> Kiri asked:
> 
> >Can whoever sent me this info let me know...and
> >give me a source for the information?
> 
> Better still would be having someone send it for the whole
> list to see. As I recall, the reference from the person who
> mentioned it stated that the Vatican records (which, I do
> not know) detailed this information. As I'm away from my
> backup of the Cook's List archives at the moment, this is
> the only thing I have in my head. I don't recall there ever
> being an actual source posted, however, as I would have
> leeched it very quickly and started calling libraries. :)
> 
> Jasmine