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Events on Saturday 19 October 1596 1
1596San Felipe incident in JapanWrecked Spanish galleon triggers crackdown on ChristianityThe Spanish galleon San Felipe, blown off course en route from Manila to Acapulco, ran aground on the coast of Shikoku, Japan. Toyotomi Hideyoshi ordered its cargo confiscated, and the incident fed suspicions that Christian missionaries served Spanish political interests, setting the stage for the execution of Japanese Christians the following year.