Auguste Chapdelaine, a French Catholic missionary, is executed for preaching Christianity in the interior of the Empire of China.
Postscript: Soon thereafter the Empire of France used this as a provocation to join the Second Opium war on the side of the United Kingdom, against China.
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References:
Second Opium War – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Opium_War
Auguste Chapdelaine – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Chapdelaine
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