SECRETS OF THE DEAD

A SAMURAI IN THE VATICAN

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 @ 11:00PM

In 1613, feudal lord Date Masamune sent a Japanese diplomatic mission to Europe to negotiate with the Pope and the King of Spain in hopes opening a new trade route. Led by samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga and Franciscan monk Luis Sotelo, the expedition spent seven years traveling one-third of the globe.

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