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Hasekura Tsunenaga
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Hasekura Rokuemon Tsunenaga was a kirishitan Japanese samurai and retainer of Date Masamune, the daimyō of Sendai. He was of Japanese imperial descent with ancestral ties to Emperor Kanmu. Other names include Philip Francis Faxicura, Felipe Francisco Faxicura, and Philippus Franciscus Faxecura Rocuyemon in period European sources.
Hasekura portrayed during his mission in Rome by Archita Ricci, 1615
Hasekura portrayed during his mission in Rome by Archita Ricci, 1615
Itinerary and dates of the travels of Hasekura Tsunenaga
Itinerary and dates of the travels of Hasekura Tsunenaga
Hasekura's coat of arms in contemporary depictions
Hasekura's coat of arms in contemporary depictions
The Japanese ship San Buenaventura was built on the model of Liefde (depicted here), the ship on which William Adams originally reached Japan.[additio
The Japanese ship San Buenaventura was built on the model of Liefde (depicted here), the ship on which William Adams originally reached Japan.[additional citation(s) needed]
Kirishitan
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The Japanese term Kirishitan , from Portuguese cristão, meaning "Christian", referred to Catholic Christians in Japanese and is used in Japanese texts as a historiographic term for Catholics in Japan in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Japanese Christians in Portuguese costume, 16th–17th century.
Japanese Christians in Portuguese costume, 16th–17th century.
A Jesuit with a samurai, circa 1600.
A Jesuit with a samurai, circa 1600.
Kirishitan book in Japanese, 16th century.
Kirishitan book in Japanese, 16th century.
Netsuke depicting Christ, 17th century, Japan.
Netsuke depicting Christ, 17th century, Japan.