Juan de Bustamante y la primera imprenta europea en la India

Alfonso Ojeda

doi:10.5565/rev/indialogs.132

Juan de Bustamante and the first European Print in India

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Alfonso Ojeda Universidad Complutense de Madrid

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Abstract

The Jesuits developed an ambitious plan of evangelization in India under the Portuguese system of Padroado. They very soon realised the great value of printing. In 1556 the Spanish Jesuit Juan de Bustamante and his printing equipment arrived in Goa. He is characterized as the first person to introduce European typographic techniques to India and, therefore, to Asia. Bustamante edited a considerable number of engravings and some books and leaflets in several languages, including the native Malabar language. The Spaniard also taught the art of printing to his apprentices. Even when he was mortally ill, he passed on his expertise to a new Jesuit printer who was about to join the mission in Japan.

Keywords

Juan de Bustamante, India, Japan, Jesuits, printer, editor

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Author Biography

Alfonso Ojeda, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Profesor Titular de Derecho Administrativo. Departamento de Derecho Administrativo.

Presidente honorario del Centro Español de Investigaciones Coreanas (CEIC)

Director de la Asociación Promotora de Museos Asiáticos en España (APMAE)