The samurai who charmed the courts of Europe
www.theguardian.com
Hasekura Rokuemon Tsunenaga dazzled the king of Spain, set up diplomatic links with 17th-century Europe and even met the pope
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Dystopics_IT on 2025-07-21 15:37:54+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Hasekura Tsunenaga was, in all likelihood, the first Japanese to cross the Atlantic. He set sail from Tsukinoura, travelled overland through Mexico, then sailed to Europe, where he visited Spain, popped briefly to France, and travelled to Rome for an audience with the Pope in 1615.