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In the age of early Christianity in Japan the Society of Jesus had a procurador, father procurator who occupied himself with financial affairs. Clarifying the functions of the procurador would be one of the ways to understand the actual activities of the Christian mission in Japan. The procuradores of the Socidty of Jesus in Japan were appointed not only in Japan but also in Macao, Malacca, Goa, Lisbon and Madrid, and the one at Nagasaki is treated in this article. At first an effort is made to specify the names of the procradores and the dates of their taking and leaving the office. Next I treat the principal tasks imposed upon the procurador at Nagasaki, referring largely to the document, among some otihers, entitled "Regras do procurador de Japao", ("The regulations of the Procurador of Japan") made by the father visitor Alessandor Valignano in 1591 and revised and enlarged later by his successor Francisco Pasio. The procurador's tasks contained not only such ordinary businesses as providing and supplying money and necessaries, keeping books, etc., but also those which required more economic insights. Attending to the balance of accounts, he had to make an effort to increase the resources of the Society of Jesus in Japan, and he managed the trade which was one of the most important sources of income. Moreover, he acted as an intermediary for the Japanese trade with Macao. In addition he took a considerable part in determining the pancada, price at which the Portuguese merchants sold silk at Nagasaki. Especially the last two tasks mentioned above were completely external ones, and they indicates that the Christian missionaries had a deep relation to the Portuguese commerical activities. It can be said that such way of the Jesuit missionary works in Japan, in which the trade was involved in the activities of Church, was manifested intensively in the tasks of the procurador.
社会経済史学会の論文
1975-07-30

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