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
Hasekura portrayed during his mission in Rome by Archita Ricci, 1615
Itinerary and dates of the travels of Hasekura Tsunenaga
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.[additional citation(s) needed]
Luis Sotelo
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Luis Sotelo, OFM, in English known also as Louis Sotelo, was a Franciscan friar from Spain who died as a martyr in Japan, in 1624, and was beatified by Pope Pius IX in 1867.
A replica of the Japanese-built 1613 galleon San Juan Bautista.
Hasekura's embassy to the Pope in Rome in 1617, accompanied by Luis Sotelo. Japanese painting, 17th century