Itō Mancio (Itō Mansho, 伊東 マンショ, c.1569 – 13 November 1612) was a Japanese Jesuit, head of the Tenshō embassy; the first Japanese diplomatic mission to Europe, and a Catholic priest. == Early life == He was born in Hyūga Province, Tonokōri (now Saito, Miyazaki) to a noble family in 1569.
Itō Mancio (Itō Mansho, 伊東 マンショ, c.1569 – 13 November 1612) was a Japanese Jesuit, head of the Tenshō embassy; the first Japanese diplomatic mission to Europe, and a Catholic priest. == Early life == He was born in Hyūga Province, Tonokōri (now Saito, Miyazaki) to a noble family in 1569.
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