Foreign Affairs
Zara Yaqob sent a diplomatic mission to Europe (1450), led by a Sicilian Pietro Rombulo who had previously been successful in a mission to India, specifically asking for skilled labor. Rombulo first visited Pope Nicholas V, but his ultimate goal was the court of Alfonso V of Aragon, who responded favorably. The Catholic Ecumenical Council of Florence (1438–1445) declared that Zara Yaqob was the legendary rumored king Prester John.
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