I suppose possibly the best enterprise from a Spanish perspective would be the Jesuits. Say a nobleman who is a member or more likely a member whose family is in a position of power arranges for land settled in lower California. After all, they need to be removed from all heathen influences so Manila (which had a large Chinese immigrant population) is out of the question.
The scheme is to bring over Japanese converts and artisians, on one part so they can truly teach them about the ways of Christ and also develop the land/help with the natives in the region and 2 gain any economic benefits from their skills. Possibly an overarching doomed-to-fail part of the scheme which makes it easier to convince government support being training the converts to be an Army of Christ which will return and take Japan for the Spanish.
Eventually the plan runs out of steam but with several settlements of Japanese converts in lower California having developed. Dependent on the Spanish for support. Eventually they become more and more self-sufficient and manage to make contact with relatives at home/still receiving support from the Jesuits.
The scheme is to bring over Japanese converts and artisians, on one part so they can truly teach them about the ways of Christ and also develop the land/help with the natives in the region and 2 gain any economic benefits from their skills. Possibly an overarching doomed-to-fail part of the scheme which makes it easier to convince government support being training the converts to be an Army of Christ which will return and take Japan for the Spanish.
Eventually the plan runs out of steam but with several settlements of Japanese converts in lower California having developed. Dependent on the Spanish for support. Eventually they become more and more self-sufficient and manage to make contact with relatives at home/still receiving support from the Jesuits.