Los franciscanos en Japón (1593-1597): contextos ibéricos, japonés e identidad misionera

Abstract

In the 80s and 90s of the sixteenth century, various contexts conditioned the genesis, development, and end of the Franciscan mission in Japan. This study seeks to understand how this missionary project articulated and reacted to multiple realities from the Holy See and the Crown to mercantile networks, the Japanese political context, and the political-religious dimension of Manila. Also, at the time this mission took place (1593-1597), Japan emerged as a privileged space for the affirmation of a conscious Franciscan identity.