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* ''Other name: Rokuemon''
* ''Other name: Rokuemon''
* ''Distinction: Date retainer and foreign diplomat''
* ''Distinction: Date retainer and foreign diplomat''
* ''Japanese'': 支倉常長 ''(Hasekura Tsunenaga)''
Tsunenaga was appointed by [[Date Masamune]] to lead the [[Keicho Embassy|Keichô Embassy]], a religious & diplomatic mission to Europe, in [[1613]]. He was baptized en route to Italy and was admitted into Rome, but by the time he returned to Japan in [[1620]], he found that Masamune had dramatically changed his policies on [[Christianity]].
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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