Thomas of Zumárraga and Lazcano (Spanish: Tomás de Zumárraga y Lazcano; 9 March 1577 – 12 September 1622)[1] was a Spanish Dominican friar, Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr of Japan.
After he entered the Convento de San Esteban de Salamanca, he received the name of Fray Tomás del Espíritu Santo (Brother Thomas of the Holy Spirit).
[1] Shortly after arriving, in 1603, Fray Francisco Morales, superior of the Dominicans in Manila, sent him to Japan to found a mission.
He hid in the mountains, in the area of Nagasaki and Ōmura.
After five years of imprisonment, he was burnt alive on 12 September 1622.