In "Historia de Iapan" by Luis Frois, we can find many comments on Mitsuhide, such as 'He likes treachery and clandestine meeting.,' 'He is cruel in imposing a punishment.,' 'He is patient.,' 'He is a master with trick and stratagem.,' 'He is good at building castles.,' and 'He knows how to use skilled samurai.'
ルイス・フロイスの『日本史』には「裏切りや密会を好む」「刑を科するに残酷」「忍耐力に富む」「計略と策略の達人」「築城技術に長ける」「戦いに熟練の士を使いこなす」等の光秀評がある。