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English: Letter from the viceroy of Portuguese India (ポルトガル国印度副王信書, Porutogaru-koku Indo-fukuō shinsho), Duarte de Menezes , to daimyo Toyotomi Hideyoshi concerning the suppression of Christians in Japan.
Dated to the Azuchi-Momoyama period, April 1588 . Located at Myōhō-in (妙法院), Kyoto , Japan .
The letter has been designated as National Treasure of Japan in the category "ancient documents" .
日本語: ポルトガル国印度副王信書 - （ 国宝 , 1588年4月）
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