Cardim, Antonio Francisco

Cardim, Antonio Francisco, a Portuguese Jesuit, was born in 1595 (some say 1615), in the little borough of Vianna, in Alemtejo, early went to the missions in the extreme East, and died at Macao, April 30, 1659. He wrote, Relaqto da Viaagem do Galeio ScnIourenqo, e sua perdicao nos Baixos de Moxincale (Lisbon, 1651). There was also published under his name, Relafao da Gioriosa Morte 'de Quatro Embaixadores Portuguezes (ibid. 1643). :See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.