Francisco Zeimoto

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1543

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Francisco Zeimoto, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Japanese Reception of Firearms

   1543

   Role: Portuguese trader credited with introducing firearms

   1. 11543 · Tanegashima, Kagoshima PrefectureIntroduction of European Firearms

      European firearms were introduced to Japan in 1543, an event traditionally linked to the island of Tanegashima and Portuguese contact.

Sources

1. Tanegashima Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17