Crónicas desde las Indias Orientales

by Rodrigues, João

"The Jesuit mission in Japan began in 1549. A century later, Christianity had been formally eradicated through a series of state persecutions and prohibitions that had effect into modern times. One of the most important witnesses of the so-called "Christian century" in Japan was the Portuguese Jesuit, João Rodrigues "Tsûzu" (c.1561-1633), known by his Japanese moniker, "the Interpreter". Among his extant writings is an incomplete work about Japan. Of this projected multi-volume História da Igreja do Japão, only the first three books in two parts have come down to the present day. This...