jan 1, 1801 - Beginning of Catholic Persecution

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Missionary Presence
Who: Horace Allen and co.
What: Americans in Korea bent on sharing the gospel and sharing humanitarian aid. Seen by American government as private adventurers.
Where: Korea
Context: Mass Catholic genocide in 1840, starting before that. Lack of communication between state department, legation, and missionaries.
When: 1840s??
Significance: Painted America as a good Christian country that would help Korea when it needed aid, were often far outside of what the state department would have approved, Horace Allen became close to the Min’s and influenced pro-Americanism in the court.

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