▁Co el ho , ▁Super ior ▁of ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁mission , ▁H ide y oshi ▁became ▁more ▁concerned ▁as ▁Co el ho ▁bo asted ▁that ▁the ▁Jes uits ▁could ▁sum mon ▁Portuguese ▁war ships ▁and ▁r ally ▁Christian ▁da im yo ▁for ▁H ide y oshi ' s ▁up coming ▁invasion ▁of ▁Korea . ▁No ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁weeks ▁later ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁H ide y oshi ▁ordered ▁the ▁exp ulsion ▁of ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁mission aries ▁from ▁Japan . ▁However , ▁the ▁ 1 5 8 7 ▁dec ree ▁was ▁not ▁particularly ▁enfor ced . ▁Even ▁H ide y oshi ▁himself ▁know ingly ▁fl out ed ▁the ▁ed ict ▁and ▁allowed ▁Jes uit ▁mission aries ▁into ▁Japan ▁as ▁transl ators ▁and ▁trade ▁inter medi aries . ▁Event ually ▁the ▁mission aries ▁felt ▁safe ▁enough ▁to ▁continue ▁their ▁pros ely t ising ▁in ▁Japan , ▁al beit ▁dis cre et ly . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁union ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁and ▁Portuguese ▁crown ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 0 ▁st ip ulating ▁that ▁Spain ▁would ▁not ▁inter f ere ▁with ▁Portugal ' s ▁colonial ▁emp ire , ▁Spanish - sp ons ored ▁mission aries ▁of ▁the ▁Francis can ▁Order ▁viewed ▁Portugal ' s ▁success ▁in ▁Japan ▁with ▁je alous y ▁and ▁sought ▁to ▁dis rupt ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁mon opol y ▁in ▁Japan . ▁The ▁fri ars ▁entered ▁Japan ▁through ▁the ▁Philippines ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 3 , ▁and ▁an ▁initial ▁audience ▁with ▁H ide y oshi ▁was ▁de