The Last Christian of Tanegashima

By Captain Brito

1543. Three Portuguese castaways arrive on a remote Japanese island, bringing firearms that will forever change the fate of a nation.
1587. An imperial edict brutally wipes out forty years of Japanese Christianity.

Between these two historic moments is born Louren o Vaz, a son of two worlds and a witness to an extraordinary era known to few. Interpreter, merchant, warrior, and ultimately guardian of a forbidden faith, he bears the burden of preserving what the imperial power seeks to erase.

Based on meticulously researched real events, The Last Christian of Tanegashima reconstructs one of the most dramatic chapters in world history: the encounter between East and West in the 16th century, when samurai wielded Portuguese arquebuses and daimyōs converted to Christianity-before the most brutal persecution in Japanese history swept it all away.

"A historical masterpiece that revives a lost world with surgical precision and devastating emotion."
"Unputdownable. A narrative that fully transports us to 16th-century Japan, revealing forgotten heroes and countless sacrifices."

From the shores where the first Europeans landed to the mountains where the last Christians hid, this is the epic saga of resistance, faith, and love that preceded Japan's three centuries of isolation.

A true story.
An unforgettable hero.
A novel that changes how we see the past.

"With impeccable research and gripping storytelling, this novel rescues from oblivion one of the most fascinating pages in the history of cultural encounter."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FK1ZW6Y6
• ISBN13: 9798293978793
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"