coast in the same year. After Xavier's departure from Japan, Anjirō's mission in Kagoshima became deserted in just two years, and Anjirō was driven out by religious persecution. He descended into piracy and died a wakō pirate on a raid in China. See also Camille de Soyécourt Exploration of Asia References Further reading Cabezas, Antonio (1995): The Iberian century Japan. The Spanish-Portuguese presence in Japan (1543-1643). Valladolid: Secretariat Publications, University of Valladolid. . 16th-century births 16th-century deaths Converts to Roman Catholicism from Buddhism Japanese translators Japanese Roman Catholics 16th-century Japanese people Japanese pirates Shimazu retainers Japanese murderers