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In 1613 a samurai traveled to Europe, met the Pope and King of Spain. Watch the video.

Buntaro

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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.)

 
Works fine for me on Firefox. We also have an article on Tsunenaga:

 
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