The Samurai vs. Conquistador Battles

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Blair, E. H., & Robertson, J. A. (1903). The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 (Vol. 34). Clark. The "Province of Cagayan" section includes the Relation of the Philipinas account, believed to be written within five years of the battle.

Ibid. (Vol. 30). Clark. Includes the Aduarte (1640) account of Cagayan. Likely not very trustworthy with regard to specific details, but the notes on Filipino opposition to both Japanese and Spanish presence are an interesting insight gathered from here.

Borao, J. E. (2005). La colonia de japoneses en Manila en el marco de las relaciones de Filipinas y Japón en los siglos XVI y XVII. Cuadernos Canela, (17), 25–53. In Spanish.

Boxer, C. R. (1968). Fidalgos and Samurai. In Fidalgos in the Far East: 1550-1770 (2nd ed., pp. 29–47). essay, Oxford Univ. Press.

Hesselink, R. H. (2016). Part One: Founding Fathers (1561–1586). In The Dream of Christian Nagasaki: World trade and the Clash of Cultures, 1560-1640 (pp. 19–74). essay, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers.

Turnbull, S. R. (2021). The lost samurai: Japanese mercenaries in South East Asia, 1593-1688. Frontline Books.

Turnbull, S. R., & Hook, R. (2012). Pirate of the Far East 811-1639. Osprey Publishing.

Zaragoza, J., Barrantes, V., Gonzalez de Vera, F., & Jiménez de la Espada, M. (1877). Datos biograficos. In Cartas de Indias (pp. 734–735). essay, Minsterio de Fomento de España. Section on Juan Pablo de Carrion which names "Tay Zufu" as the Japanese pirate leader in the Philippines.
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It's also good that the diversity of the Wokou Raiders were emphasised in the video, since some think it's mostly a Japanese force, but it was multi-ethnic, composed of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and some native Filipinos. The Chinese were known for piracy in this region, attacking the Spanish colonial center of Manila in 1574 that led to the death of veteran conquistador Martin de Goiti.

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As someone who studies Portuguese history in college, I have never heard or referred to our explorers as "conquistadores", but both are very similar so it is easy to understand this. I have heard the term "Aventureiros" more often which describes the military wing of seafaring gentry that fought in the terço-like formation that was adapted from the original Spanish formation, although this terminology was adopted in a later stage of the discoveries, but it was pretty much already established by the time Portugal had arrived to China.

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