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==Arrival and Early Successes==
==Arrival and Early Successes==
The order was founded by Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556), and before long boasted bases in Lisbon, Rome, and Paris, among other European cities, as well as missions in North and South America, India, and China.<ref>Robert Tignor, [[Benjamin Elman]], et al, ''Worlds Together, Worlds Apart'', vol B, Fourth Edition, W.W. Norton & Co (2014), 465.</ref>
The first Jesuits to arrive in Japan included [[Francis Xavier]], and arrived in Japan in [[1549]], a mere nine years after the founding of the order. They founded the first Jesuit mission in Japan in that year, in [[Satsuma province]], before moving on to [[Hirado]] in [[1550]], and then to [[Nagato province]] (Chôshû), often proselytizing in the streets.
The first Jesuits to arrive in Japan included [[Francis Xavier]], and arrived in Japan in [[1549]], a mere nine years after the founding of the order. They founded the first Jesuit mission in Japan in that year, in [[Satsuma province]], before moving on to [[Hirado]] in [[1550]], and then to [[Nagato province]] (Chôshû), often proselytizing in the streets.