本書是十七世紀初菲律賓及摩鹿加群島經商定居的唐人手稿,內容包括他們學習西班牙語編寫的辭典資料,以及當年的帳簿。辭典內容主要為日常生活與商貿詞彙,皆以閩南語發音的漢字拼寫西班牙語。帳簿主要為菲律賓唐人與在地西班牙人、原住民甚至日本人交易以及進貨紀錄。這份手稿是目前所見最早的華人學習西班牙語的資料,也具體呈現大航海時代閩南人與西班牙語世界的交流過程與成果,為人類「世界記憶」(Memory of the
《明心寶鑑》抄譯本收藏於西班牙馬德里國家圖書館,此書是十四世紀以來流行於東亞各地的書籍,為童蒙用書與善書,內容抄撮各種書籍中的嘉言警語,作為修身、行世之用。十六世紀下半葉閩南人至馬尼拉經商、住居,亦將此類日用書籍帶至馬尼拉。《明心寶鑑》抄譯本由西班牙道明會傳教士嗃呣𠿢(Juan Cobo)與馬尼拉唐人合作抄譯,約完成於1590年前後,具體呈現大航海時代閩南人與西班牙語世界的交流過程與成果,為人類「世界記憶」(Memory of the World)的重要資產。The translated transcription of the Beng Sim Po Cam was a collection of the Biblioteca Nacional de España in Madrid. A popular book that had been circulating in East Asia since the fourteenth century, it was used for children's enlightenment and moral guidance. It collected proverbs and warnings from various texts which were meant to cultivate moral character and advise on choices in life. When Hokkien people arrived in Manila in late sixteenth century for trade and settlement, they also brought books of daily use like this one to Manila. The translated transcription of the Beng Sim Po Cam was transcribed by Spanish Dominican missionary Juan Cobo with help from Chinese in Manila. It was completed around 1590, and it definitely presented the process and achi
《無極天主正教真傳實錄》Rectificación y Mejora de Principios Naturales本書是西班牙道明會嗃呣𠿢(Juan Cobo)神父,為了向華人宣揚天主教義及西方科學知識,在馬尼拉當地閩南人的幫助下完成翻譯工作,而後在華人刻工的協助下,於1593年完成刻版印刷傳世。書分為九個章節,前三章主要為介紹天主教教義,後六章則是有關天文、地理及動植物的科學知識,並附上生動的圖說,為現存世界上最早以閩南語將十六世紀西歐知識譯成漢字的書籍,具體呈現大航海時代閩南人與西班牙人在宗教、科學知識交流的過程與成果,為人類「世界記憶」(Memory of the World)的重要資產。This book was written by Spanish Dominican missionary Juan Cobo, who wished to spread Catholicism and western scientific knowledge to Chinese people. Its translation was completed in Manila with help from local Hokkien people, and it was printed in 1593 with aid from Chinese typographers. The book had nine chapters; the first three chapters mainly introduced Catholic doctrines, while the remaining six chapters contained scientific knowledge from fields such as astronomy, geography, zoology, and botany, which were complemented with vivid graphic illustrations. This book was considered the earliest work that translated 16th century Western European knowledge into Hokkien with Chinese charac