近世日本与西班牙的贸易

On Trades between Japan and Spain in Modern Times

近世以后继葡萄牙人之后到日本经商的欧洲人是西班牙人。然而,日西贸易仅在短时间内有过繁荣,而大部分时候是凋萎的。造成这一局面的原因很多,既有日、西两国在政治、经济、宗教等方面的矛盾,又有其他在日经商的欧洲国家的竞争与破坏。

In modern times, the Spanish were the Europeans that followed the Portuguese to trade in Japan. However, Japanese - Spanish trades flourished only in a brief space of time. In most of the time, the trades were bad. There were plenty of factors leading to the situation, such as the conflicts between Japan and Spain in politics, economy and religion, and the competitions and hindrances of other Europeans doing business in Japan.