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Cesare Federici (c. 1530 - 1600/1603) was an Italian merchant and traveler. ==Biography== Federici was born at Erbanno, in what is now the province of Brescia, then under the suzerainty of the Republic of Venice. In 1563, he visited India, and spent eighteen years in commercial pursuits and travels on the southern coasts and islands of Asia. He started from Cyprus and made his way to Aleppo and by caravan with Aremenians and Moors to Bir on Euphrates then Feluchia (Fallujah), and Babilonia. He then went down river to Basra and then the island of Hormuz, where a Portuguese fort existed. He describes the election of a Muslim king, who swore fealty to the Portuguese. The Fort and market was bustling with people from all parts of the world, and included the export of horses to India.For Hormuz, water and wood were supplied from Persia. He subsequently traveled throughout India, visiting mostly coastal forts and towns, on the west and east coast. Most of these were owned, friendly, or trading with the Portuguese, including Goa, Diu, Cambaia (Khambhat), Daman, Basain, Tana, Chiaul, Bezeneger Vijayanagara, Onor (Honarwa), Mangalor (Mangalore), Barzelor (Basrur), Canannore (Kannur). Crangenor (Kondungallor), and Cochin. Of Kannur, he spoke of it as ruled by a gentle king, and serving as a hub of the cardamon trade. He noted the population's habit of chewing Betel.〔Federici, page 51-52〕 He spoke of economy of pearl diving off the coasts from Cao Comeri to Baste de Chilao (Chennai) and Ceylon. He discusses the politics of Ceylon and the limited control that the Portuguese had over only Colombo.〔Federici, page 66-69〕 He went to Negapatan (Nagapattinam)〔Federici, page 69-71〕 and San Tome. Travelling on a Portuguese galleon he passed the Andaman islands, inhabited by "people of the jungle". In northeastern India, he visited Orifa (Orissa), the city of Satagan (Sonargaon) in Bengal on Gulf of Martavan (Martaban), and Sion (Sirian), a city conquered by the king of Pegu.〔Federici, page 84-87〕 He sailed to Malacca and passed the channel of Nicobar to the island of Sumatra.〔Federici, page 77〕 He returned through Baghdad and Aleppo to Europe, and landed again at Venice in November, 1581. He then wrote in Italian an account of his voyages, published at Venice in 1587.〔(''Viaggio nell'India orientale, et altra l'India.'' ); Publisher Andrea Muschio, Venice 1587〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cesare Federici」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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