Hasekura Tsunenaga

• Birth: 1571
• Death: 1622
• Other name: Rokuemon
• Distinction: Date retainer and foreign diplomat

Tsunenaga was appointed by Date Masamune to lead a diplomatic mission to Europe in 1613. He was baptized en route to Italy and was admitted into Rome, later returning to find that Masamune had changed his policies on Christianity.

References

• Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005