Pedro Paez's History of Ethiopia, 1622. - Volumes I-II

This book, in two volumes, contains an annotated English translation of the Hist?ria da Eti?pia by the Spanish Jesuit missionary priest Pedro P?ez (or P?ro Pais in Portuguese), 1564?1622, who worked in the Portuguese padroado missions, first in India and then in Ethiopia, long thought to be the kingdom of the legendary Prester John.

His history of Ethiopia was written in Portuguese in the last ten years of his life and survives in only two manuscripts.

The translation, by Christopher J. Tribe, is based on the new critical edition of the Portuguese text by Isabel Boavida, Herv?

Pennec and Manuel Jo?o Ramos, which was published in Lisbon in 2008.

They are also the editors of this English version.