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⚫	~~'''Estêvão Cacella''' was a ] ] ].~~ Cacella was born in ] in 1585, joined the Jesuits at the age of nineteen, and sailed for ] in 1614 where he worked for some years in ]. In 1626, Father Cacella and Father ], another younger Jesuit priest, travelled from ] to ] where they spent six months preparing for a journey through ], which would eventually take them to ] where they founded a mission in the town ] (near the ]), the residence of the ] and of the great Tibetan monastery of ]. Cacella arrived in Shigatse in November 1627 and Cabral followed in January 1628. Although the Jesuits were well received and had high hopes for the success of the mission in Shigatse, it only lasted a few years. Father Cacella's poor health led to his death during 1630 in the high Tibetan plateau.
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⚫	While in Bhutan, Father Cacella and Father Cabral met ] ], and at the end of a stay of nearly eight months in the country, Father Cacella wrote a long letter from ], to his superior in Cochin in the Malabar Coast; it was a report, ''~~The~~ ~~Relacao~~,'' relating the progress of their travels. This is the sole report of Shabdrung that remains.
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			'''Estêvão Cacella''', SJ (1585–1630) was a ] ] ].

			==Life==
⚫	Father Cacella was the first European to enter Bhutan and travel through the ] in winter. Also it was Cacella who, for the first time, described to European civilization a fictional place called ] (a ] term indicating "peace/tranquility/happiness"). According to ] this is an ideal country located north or west of the Himalaya Mountains): during the 20th century the myth inspired ] to write his novel ''],'' with its ].
		⚫	Cacella was born in ], Portugal, in 1585, joined the Jesuits at the age of nineteen, and sailed for ] in 1614 where he worked for some years in ]. In 1626, Father Cacella and Father ], another younger Jesuit priest, travelled from ] to ] where they spent six months preparing for a journey through ], which would eventually take them to ] where they founded a mission in the town ] (near the ]), the residence of the ] and of the great Tibetan monastery of ]. Cacella arrived in Shigatse in November 1627 and Cabral followed in January 1628. Although the Jesuits were well received and had high hopes for the success of the mission in Shigatse, it only lasted a few years. Father Cacella's poor health led to his death during 1630 in the high Tibetan plateau.
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		⚫	While in Bhutan, Father Cacella and Father Cabral met ] ], and at the end of a stay of nearly eight months in the country, Father Cacella wrote a long letter from ], to his superior in Cochin in the Malabar Coast; it was a report, ''A Relação,'' relating the progress of their travels. This is the sole report of Shabdrung that remains.

		⚫	Father Cacella was the first European to enter Bhutan and travel through the ] in winter. Also it was Cacella who, for the first time, described to European civilization a fictional place called ] (a ] term indicating "peace/tranquility/happiness"). According to ] this is an ideal country located north or west of the Himalaya Mountains): during the 20th century the myth inspired ] to write his novel ''],'' with its ].
⚫	From Cacella's own words : "We asked as many questions as we could about the kingdom of Cathay but have heard nothing of it by this name,which is completely unknown here; however, there is a kingdom which is very famous here and which they say is very large called Xembala next to another called Sopo (Mongolia); the King does not know the

		⚫	From Cacella's own words : "We asked as many questions as we could about the kingdom of Cathay but have heard nothing of it by this name, which is completely unknown here; however, there is a kingdom which is very famous here and which they say is very large called Xembala next to another called Sopo (Mongolia); the King does not know the
	law of Xembala and he has asked us about it many times. We believe it might be the kingdom of Cathay because that of Sopo belongs to the Tartars who we understand are constantly at war with China, according to information given by the King who also says that the King of China rules over a larger population; however he believes that the people of Sopo are stronger and thus normally defeat the Chinese, which is in agreement with all that is already well known about the war between the Tartars and the Chinese, and as the kingdom of Cathay is very large and the only on this side that is next to that of the Tartars as the maps show, it seems we can deduce with some probability that it is the kingdom known here as Xembala. The fact that it is not known here by the other name does not contradict our assumption, as neither China, Tartary or Tibet are known by these names, the people here having no knowledge of them; China they call Guena , Tartary Sopo, and Tibet Bothanta; we are told that the way to the kingdom of Xembala is very difficult; however, I trust in the Lord because as He has brought us this far with our thoughts focused on that kingdom, so will He take us where we can see it close up, and thus next year I shall send Your Reverence news of it.....with the help of the Lord I shall try to go into the kingdom of Xembala where perhaps, either there or in another kingdom in the area, our Lord will give us the opportunity to serve Him, and next year I shall inform Your		law of Xembala and he has asked us about it many times. We believe it might be the kingdom of Cathay because that of Sopo belongs to the Tartars who we understand are constantly at war with China, according to information given by the King who also says that the King of China rules over a larger population; however he believes that the people of Sopo are stronger and thus normally defeat the Chinese, which is in agreement with all that is already well known about the war between the Tartars and the Chinese, and as the kingdom of Cathay is very large and the only on this side that is next to that of the Tartars as the maps show, it seems we can deduce with some probability that it is the kingdom known here as Xembala. The fact that it is not known here by the other name does not contradict our assumption, as neither China, Tartary or Tibet are known by these names, the people here having no knowledge of them; China they call Guena , Tartary Sopo, and Tibet Bothanta; we are told that the way to the kingdom of Xembala is very difficult; however, I trust in the Lord because as He has brought us this far with our thoughts focused on that kingdom, so will He take us where we can see it close up, and thus next year I shall send Your Reverence news of it.....with the help of the Lord I shall try to go into the kingdom of Xembala where perhaps, either there or in another kingdom in the area, our Lord will give us the opportunity to serve Him, and next year I shall inform Your
	Reverence of everything we can find out"		Reverence of everything we can find out"

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*Article: ~~FATHER ESTEVAO CACELLA'S REPORT ON BHUTAN IN 1627.~~		* Luiza Maria Baillie, ''Father Estevao Cacella's report on Bhutan in 1627'', JBS 1,1,1999 (Article, incl. translation of Cacella's report)

	* - page at Bhutannica.org
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The ReverendEstêvão CacellaSJ
Born	1585 Aviz, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	1630 (aged 44–45) Tibet
Nationality	Portuguese
Occupation(s)	Jesuit priest, explorer
Known for	First European (alongside João Cabral) to enter Bhutan and Nepal.

Estêvão Cacella, SJ (1585–1630) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary.

Life

Cacella was born in Aviz, Portugal, in 1585, joined the Jesuits at the age of nineteen, and sailed for India in 1614 where he worked for some years in Kerala. In 1626, Father Cacella and Father João Cabral, another younger Jesuit priest, travelled from Cochin to Bengal where they spent six months preparing for a journey through Bhutan, which would eventually take them to Tibet where they founded a mission in the town Shigatse (near the River Brahmaputra), the residence of the Panchen Lama and of the great Tibetan monastery of Tashilhunpo. Cacella arrived in Shigatse in November 1627 and Cabral followed in January 1628. Although the Jesuits were well received and had high hopes for the success of the mission in Shigatse, it only lasted a few years. Father Cacella's poor health led to his death during 1630 in the high Tibetan plateau.

While in Bhutan, Father Cacella and Father Cabral met Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyel, and at the end of a stay of nearly eight months in the country, Father Cacella wrote a long letter from Chagri Monastery, to his superior in Cochin in the Malabar Coast; it was a report, A Relação, relating the progress of their travels. This is the sole report of Shabdrung that remains.

Father Cacella was the first European to enter Bhutan and travel through the Himalayas in winter. Also it was Cacella who, for the first time, described to European civilization a fictional place called Shambala (a Sanskrit term indicating "peace/tranquility/happiness"). According to Tibetan Buddhism this is an ideal country located north or west of the Himalaya Mountains): during the 20th century the myth inspired James Hilton to write his novel Lost Horizon, with its Shangri-La.

From Cacella's own words : "We asked as many questions as we could about the kingdom of Cathay but have heard nothing of it by this name, which is completely unknown here; however, there is a kingdom which is very famous here and which they say is very large called Xembala next to another called Sopo (Mongolia); the King does not know the law of Xembala and he has asked us about it many times. We believe it might be the kingdom of Cathay because that of Sopo belongs to the Tartars who we understand are constantly at war with China, according to information given by the King who also says that the King of China rules over a larger population; however he believes that the people of Sopo are stronger and thus normally defeat the Chinese, which is in agreement with all that is already well known about the war between the Tartars and the Chinese, and as the kingdom of Cathay is very large and the only on this side that is next to that of the Tartars as the maps show, it seems we can deduce with some probability that it is the kingdom known here as Xembala. The fact that it is not known here by the other name does not contradict our assumption, as neither China, Tartary or Tibet are known by these names, the people here having no knowledge of them; China they call Guena , Tartary Sopo, and Tibet Bothanta; we are told that the way to the kingdom of Xembala is very difficult; however, I trust in the Lord because as He has brought us this far with our thoughts focused on that kingdom, so will He take us where we can see it close up, and thus next year I shall send Your Reverence news of it.....with the help of the Lord I shall try to go into the kingdom of Xembala where perhaps, either there or in another kingdom in the area, our Lord will give us the opportunity to serve Him, and next year I shall inform Your Reverence of everything we can find out"

External links

Luiza Maria Baillie, Father Estevao Cacella's report on Bhutan in 1627, JBS 1,1,1999 (Article, incl. translation of Cacella's report)

Portuguese explorers

Maritime

In service of Prince Henry

Overland

Africa	Afonso de Paiva Alexandre de Serpa Pinto André Álvares de Almada Francisco Álvares Francisco Barreto Francisco de Lacerda Gonçalo da Silveira Hermenegildo Capelo Jerónimo Lobo José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta José Sapateiro Lourenço Marques Paulo Dias de Novais Pero da Covilhã Roberto Ivens Sancho de Tovar Silva Porto
Americas	Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira António Raposo Tavares Baltasar Fernandes Borba Gato Brás Cubas Diogo Álvares Correia Domingos Jorge Velho Duarte Coelho Martim Soares Moreno Pedro Teixeira
Asia	António da Madalena António de Andrade Bento de Góis Diogo Veloso Domingo Paes Estêvão Cacella Fernão Nunes Galeote Pereira João Cabral

In foreign service

Portuguese discoveries

Christianity in Tibet

Main article

Catholic
(Main article)

Diocese	Diocese of Kangding
Church buildings	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Kangding (within Sichuan) Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Kangding (within Sichuan) Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Bahang [fr] (within Yunnan) Sacred Heart Church, Cizhong [fr] (within Yunnan) Catholic Church of Lhasa St. Anne's Church, Moxi (within Sichuan) Sacred Heart Church, Xiaoweixi [zh] (within Yunnan) Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, Yerkalo Sacred Heart Church, Zhongding (within Yunnan)
Missionaries	Paris Foreign Missions Society Jesuit missions in Tibet [fr] António de Andrade Giuseppe Maria Bernini Félix Biet Augustin Bourry Jean-Baptiste Brieux [fr] Estêvão Cacella Joseph-Marie Chauveau [zh] Nuño Coresma [fr] Armand David Auguste Desgodins Ippolito Desideri Jules Dubernard [fr] Joseph Gabet Annet Genestier Pierre-Philippe Giraudeau [fr] Francis Goré [fr] Johann Grueber Matthias Hermanns Évariste Régis Huc Nicolas Krick Angelin Lovey [fr] Marco della Tomba Jean-Théodore Monbeig Pascual Nadal Oltra [es] Odoric of Pordenone Albert d'Orville Francesco della Penna Ignatius Persico Julien Rabin [fr] Charles-René Renou [pl] Louis Schram [fr] Dominik Schröder Jean-André Soulié Léon Thomine Desmazures [fr] Maurice Tornay Pierre Valentin [fr]
Related	Archdiocese of Agra Diocese of Darjeeling Batang uprising Dimaluo Village Moxi Town Catholic Church in Sichuan John Baptist Wang Ruohan [pl] Cornelius Wessels Luis Antonio Belluga y Moncada

Protestant

Church buildings	Gospel Church, Kangding (within Sichuan)
Missionaries	Moravian Church mission China Inland Mission Tibetan Pioneer Mission Seventh-day Adventist Tibetan Mission Edvard Amundsen John Nevins Andrews H. A. Baker Geoffrey Bull James Cameron Robert Cunningham Marion Herbert Duncan James Huston Edgar August Hermann Francke Maria Heyde Heinrich August Jäschke Zenas Sanford Loftis Karl Marx Roderick McLeod [nl] James Clarence Ogden George Parker George Patterson Victor Guy Plymire Cecil H. Polhill Susanna Carson Rijnhart Albert Shelton William Wallace Simpson Sadhu Sundar Singh Theo Sørensen Dorothy Spicer Annie Royle Taylor
Tibetan Bible	Bible translations into Tibetan Heinrich August Jäschke August Hermann Francke Yoseb Gergan
Related	Dorris Shelton Still The West China Missionary News Journal of the West China Border Research Society Protestantism in Sichuan

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Life

See also

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