'Atapson' (Topsham), six leagues from 'Arthmuth', where Spinola and de Angelis spent a month being looked after at the Captain's expense. With the captain's help, they left 'Atapson' on 6 December in a small boat bound for France, but in a storm were swept back to the English coast, where they spent a further month in a different port. At the beginning of January 1598, he and de Angelis found passage to Lisbon on a German merchant ship. Spinola spent another year in Lisbon awaiting permission to resume his journey to Japan before setting out once again with the India fleet in the spring of 1599. This time he had an easier journey, reaching Japan in May 1602 via Goa, Malacca and Macao. Missionary activity in Japan and Martyrdom Spinola studied Japanese in Macao before going to Miyako (Kyoto) where he was minister at the Jesuit College, and a teacher of mathematics and astronomy. For twelve years, he worked at ministering to the growing Christian community in Japan. In 1614, all foreign missionaries were banished so Spinola went into hiding, eluding capture for four years. After being arrested in 1618, he, Ambrose Fernandes and their catechist, John Chogoku, were imprisoned for four years in a birdcage-like confinement under harsh conditions. He was burnt at the stake at Nagasaki on 10 September 1622. Spinola was declared Blessed in 1867, along with 30 other Jesuits, over half of whom were Japanese. References External links Father Hubert Cieslik, S.J., "Early Jesuit Missionaries in Japan", pweb.cc.sophia.ac; accessed 1 March 2014. "Jesuit Portraits", Chapter 9, Fairfield University website; accessed 1 March 2014 Profile of Blessed Charles Spinola; accessed 1 March 2014. 1564 births 1622 deaths 16th-century Genoese people 17th-century Genoese people 16th-century Italian Jesuits 17th-century Italian Jesuits 17th-century executions by Japan 17th-century Roman Catholic martyrs 17th-century venerated Christians People from Madrid Martyred Roman Catholic priests Roman Catholic missionaries in Japan Spanish people executed abroad Spanish people of Italian descent Charles Italian beatified people Italian people executed abroad People executed by Japan by burning Italian Roman Catholic missionaries Jesuit missionaries in Japan Spanish expatriates in Japan People of Ligurian descent Prisoners and detainees of England and Wales