中国边缘之梦:李科罗与明郑政权

Dreams in the Chinese Periphery:Victorio Riccio and Zheng Chenggong's Regime

17世纪下半叶,郑成功在中国南部和东部沿海,尤其是在厦门建立了抗清基地。将荷兰人赶出中国台湾后,郑成功(在欧洲文献中记作“国姓爷”)试图征服菲律宾。在厦门传教的多明我会修士李科罗是这段历史的一位特殊见证人。1662年5月,郑成功选择这位修士率领使团前往马尼拉。郑成功要求西班牙人承认他的霸权,并向他进贡。从那时起,郑成功的故事和这位多明我会修士的故事便紧密交织在一起。郑成功派遣的使团是1662年马尼拉涧内华人起义的导火索之一。李科罗是特殊的目击者,也是敏锐的观察者。1667年,他撰写了《多明我会在中华帝国的活动》的手稿。这份手稿内容广泛,包含了在中国的多明我会、李科罗的个人经历、郑成功及其政权,以及当时发生的历史事件等重要信息资源。

In the second half of the 17th century,Zheng Chenggong established his power on the coasts of southern and eastern China,especially in Xiamen.After having expelled the Dutch from Taiwan region,Zheng Chenggong,known in European sources as Koxinga,aimed to conquer the Philippines.An exceptional testimony of this history was Victorio Riccio,a Dominican missionary in Xiamen.In May 1662,Koxinga sent a diplomatic mission,headed by Riccio,to the Spanish city of Manila.Koxinga requested the Spaniards to recognize his supremacy and pay tribute.From that mo⁃ment on,the story of Zheng Chenggong and that of this Dominican missionary were closely inter⁃twined.The embassy sent by Koxinga was one of the triggers of the 1662 Sangley rebellion.Riccio was an extraordinary eyewitness and also an acute observer of all that transpired.In 1667,he wrote an extensive manuscript,entitledHechos de la Orden de Predicadores en el Imperio de China,which provided important information not only about his personal experience and the Dominican mission in China but also about Zheng Chenggong,his regime,and the contemporary historical events.