1582 Cagayan battles
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The Cagayan battles occurred in 1582 between amphibious forces of the Spanish Philippines, led by Juan Pablo de Carrión, and Japanese wokou pirates, led by Tay Fusa, possibly identified with Naya Suke
Rōnin, or masterless samurai.
Japanese sampan-like river boat.
Nueva Segovia church.
Luzon Sukezaemon
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Luzon Sukezaemon was a Japanese merchant from the port of Sakai, who traded shimamono pottery in Japan from Luzon in the Philippines and later emigrated to Cambodia in the final years of the 16th cent
1582 Cagayan battles
…between amphibious forces of the Spanish Philippines, led by Juan Pablo de Carrión, and Japanese wokou pirates, led by Tay Fusa, possibly identified with Naya Sukezaemon. The pirates had build a settlement near the Cagayan river, which the Spanish were ordered to assault. Although severely outnumbered, the Spanish…
Statue of Luzon Sukezaemon at Sakai Citizens' Hall.