Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction by Ian Nish
- Note on the Text
- VOLUME I THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- VOLUME II BRITAIN
- VOLUME III CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 1
- VOLUME IV CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 2
- VOLUME V CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 3; AND THE VOYAGE HOME
- 82 The Vienna Universal Exposition, 1
- 83 The Vienna Universal Exposition, 2
- 84 A Record of Switzerland
- 85 Switzerland's Mountain Scenery
- 86 A Record of Berne and Geneva
- 87 A Record of Lyons and Marseilles
- 88 Spain and Portugal
- 89 Political Practices and Customs in Europe
- 90 European Geography and Transportation
- 91 The Climate and Agriculture of Europe
- 92 European Industry
- 93 European Commercial Enterprise
- 94 The Voyage Through the Mediterranean
- 95 The Voyage Through the Red Sea
- 96 The Voyage Through the Arabian Sea
- 97 A Record of the Island of Ceylon
- 98 The Voyage Through the Bay of Bengal
- 99 The Voyage Through the China Sea
- 100 A Record of Hong Kong and Shanghai
- Index
88 - Spain and Portugal
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction by Ian Nish
- Note on the Text
- VOLUME I THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- VOLUME II BRITAIN
- VOLUME III CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 1
- VOLUME IV CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 2
- VOLUME V CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 3; AND THE VOYAGE HOME
- 82 The Vienna Universal Exposition, 1
- 83 The Vienna Universal Exposition, 2
- 84 A Record of Switzerland
- 85 Switzerland's Mountain Scenery
- 86 A Record of Berne and Geneva
- 87 A Record of Lyons and Marseilles
- 88 Spain and Portugal
- 89 Political Practices and Customs in Europe
- 90 European Geography and Transportation
- 91 The Climate and Agriculture of Europe
- 92 European Industry
- 93 European Commercial Enterprise
- 94 The Voyage Through the Mediterranean
- 95 The Voyage Through the Red Sea
- 96 The Voyage Through the Arabian Sea
- 97 A Record of the Island of Ceylon
- 98 The Voyage Through the Bay of Bengal
- 99 The Voyage Through the China Sea
- 100 A Record of Hong Kong and Shanghai
- Index
Summary
Earlier in the year, after the ambassadors had completed their diplomatic mission to France, the matter of where the Embassy should then proceed had been discussed. It was decided that since it was the middle of winter the ambassadors should next carry out their mission to Spain and Portugal, warm countries of the south, and afterwards proceed to Belgium and Holland. On February IIth, however, King Amadeus of Spain abdicated and the Spanish people proclaimed a republic. In view of a number of reports received, including the information that even France would not recognise the new government immediately, we eventually decided to proceed eastwards to Belgium. As a result of these unavoidable circumstances, we would be unable to tour Spain to observe the lives of its people first-hand. It was further decided that on our homeward journey we would travel back through France to Bordeaux in order to sail to Portugal from there. However, while we were in Switzerland we received a telegraph from Japan, requiring us to set out on the homeward voyage immediately. Consequently, we were unable to tour Portugal, either.
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- Japan RisingThe Iwakura Embassy to the USA and Europe, pp. 464Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009