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"In 1613, feudal lord Date Masamune sent a Japanese diplomatic mission to Europe to negotiate with the Pope and the King of Spain in hopes opening a new trade route. Led by samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga and Franciscan monk Luis Sotelo, the expedition spent seven years traveling one-third of the globe."
(By the way, the video plays for me in Chrome but not in Firefox.)
(By the way, the video plays for me in Chrome but not in Firefox.)
Secrets of the Dead | A Samurai in the Vatican | Season 19 | Episode 5
In 1613, a Japanese samurai was sent to Europe to negotiate opening a new trade route.