Note 3 — THE EARLIEST HISTORICAL RELATIONS BETWEEN MEXICO AND JAPAN

These gifts consisted, in the first case, of the clock, manufactured in Madrid, which the Japanese described as a “self-sounding bell,” and copied with such success that Japanese clocks subsequently became famous as articles of commerce.

Besides this, the viceregal gifts consisted of the royal portraits already mentioned; of a water-proof coat, two saddles, a roll of paper, two barrels of Spanish wine, two sets of the implements used in falconry, and a roll of ribbon with gold braid, such as was used in Spain to adorn gala shoes.