Episode 65 - The San Felipe Incident

This week we travel to Japan to discuss the misfortunes of the Spanish galleon San Felipe, stranded on the coast of Japan in 1596. The incident would be the catalyst for the persecution of Christians in Japan and a major contributing factor in the nation's isolationist foreign policy that lasted until the 19th century.  Sources: Borao Mateo, Jose Eugenio. “The arrival of the Spanish galleons in Manila from the Pacific Ocean and their departure along the Kuroshio stream (16th and 17th centuries).” Journal of Geographic Research, no. 47Brockey, Liam Matthew. “Books of Martyrs: Example and Imitation in Europe and Japan, 1597 - 1650.” The Catholic Historical Review, vol. 103, no. 2, Spring 2017. Chaiklin, Martha. “Pre-modern Japan and the West.” University of Pittsburgh, https://japanpitt.pitt.edu/essays-and-articles/history/pre-modern-japan-and-westTeather, Rhiannon A. “‘The Palme of Christian Fortitude’: Japan’s Kirishitan martyrs in seventeenth century records.” The University of Bristol, 2014Tremml, Birgit M. “The Global and the Local: Problematic Dynamics of the Triangular Trade in Early Modern Manila.” Journal of World History, vol. 23, no. 3, Sept 2012.Yukawa, Francisco Xavier P. Morio. “Catholicism in Japan.” Philippine Studies, vol. 6, no. 4, Nov 1958. Support the show