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Bernardino de Escalante (ca. 1537– after 1605) was a Spanish soldier, priest, geographer and a prolific writer. He is best known as the author of the second book on China that was published in Europe, and the first author of such a book to obtain wide circulation outside of Portugal. The foremost scholar of the European literature about Asia, Donald F. Lach, noted in 1965 about Escalante, "Very little is known about his biography". However, a significant amount of research on Escalante, spearheaded by Rufo de Francisco, was carried out in the late 20th century.

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  • Bernardino de Escalante (ca. 1537– after 1605) was a Spanish soldier, priest, geographer and a prolific writer. He is best known as the author of the second book on China that was published in Europe, and the first author of such a book to obtain wide circulation outside of Portugal. The foremost scholar of the European literature about Asia, Donald F. Lach, noted in 1965 about Escalante, "Very little is known about his biography". However, a significant amount of research on Escalante, spearheaded by Rufo de Francisco, was carried out in the late 20th century. (en)
  • Bernardino de Escalante (Laredo, Cantabria, 1537​ – † después de 1605), fue un marino, clérigo y comisario del Santo Oficio de la Inquisición del Reino de Galicia, así como cosmógrafo que acompañó al séquito de Felipe II en su viaje a las Islas Británicas en 1554 con motivo de su boda con María Tudor, lo que le dio la oportunidad de realizar un informe sobre la morfología de las islas, sus defensas y el carácter de sus gentes. Se le atribuyen una veintena de discursos conocidos, entre los que destacan el Discurso de la Navegación o los . (es)
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  • Bernardino de Escalante (ca. 1537– after 1605) was a Spanish soldier, priest, geographer and a prolific writer. He is best known as the author of the second book on China that was published in Europe, and the first author of such a book to obtain wide circulation outside of Portugal. The foremost scholar of the European literature about Asia, Donald F. Lach, noted in 1965 about Escalante, "Very little is known about his biography". However, a significant amount of research on Escalante, spearheaded by Rufo de Francisco, was carried out in the late 20th century. (en)
  • Bernardino de Escalante (Laredo, Cantabria, 1537​ – † después de 1605), fue un marino, clérigo y comisario del Santo Oficio de la Inquisición del Reino de Galicia, así como cosmógrafo que acompañó al séquito de Felipe II en su viaje a las Islas Británicas en 1554 con motivo de su boda con María Tudor, lo que le dio la oportunidad de realizar un informe sobre la morfología de las islas, sus defensas y el carácter de sus gentes. Se le atribuyen una veintena de discursos conocidos, entre los que destacan el Discurso de la Navegación o los . (es)
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