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LuÃs De Almeida (missionary)
Luis de Almeida (1525–1583) was a Portuguese surgeon, merchant and missionary of the Society of Jesus in Japan. He is credited for introducing Western medicine to Japan and establishing the first "western" hospital in Japan. Life Luis de Almeida was born in 1525 in Lisbon in a New Christian family that had converted from Judaism to Christianity. After two years of training at the prestigious Hospital Real de Todos os Santos, he received surgical license in March 1546 by the Portuguese king. Afterwards he moved to Goa Goa (; ; ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the ... and from there to Macau and became involved in intra-Asian trade with some success. These activities brought him for the first time to Japan in 1552, where the era of direct and sustained Euro-Japanese contacts had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ÅŒita (city)
file:Oita City Hall.jpg, ÅŒita City Hall is the capital Cities of Japan, city of ÅŒita Prefecture, located on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 474,804 in 230,867 households, and a population density of 950 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography ÅŒita city is located in east-central ÅŒita Prefecture, facing Beppu Bay on the Seto Inland Sea. The ÅŒno River flows from the south to the east, and the ÅŒita River flows from the west to the west, with the main urban center on the west side of the mouth of the ÅŒita River, with the ÅŒita Plain consisting of deltas and alluvial plains formed by the ÅŒita River and the ÅŒno River, and surrounding hills. The Takashima area in of the city is within the borders of the Seto Inland Sea National Park. Neighboring municipalities ÅŒita Prefecture *Beppu, ÅŒita, Beppu to the northwest *Bungo-ÅŒno, ÅŒita, Bungo-ÅŒno to the south *Taketa, ÅŒita, Taketa to the southwest *Usuki, ÅŒita, Usu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
