Hasekura Tsunenaga

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  • 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.

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