c. 1526–1572 Opened the Kyoto mission, 1559 Also written: Gaspar Vilela · ガスパル・ヴィレラ
The Portuguese Jesuit who carried the mission from Kyushu to the capital, preaching in Kyoto through war, expulsion, and ridicule. His converts included the future pillars of Christian daimyō society in the Kinai.