The Affair of the Madre de Deus: A Chapter in the History of the Portuguese in Japan

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Japan

The period of Luso-Japanese trade is of interest in more ways than one, and in particular the first decade of the seventeenth century when Japan was being moulded by Tokugawa Iyeyasu and when the country was still open to foreigners regardless of their race or religion. This title features research in four languages.