Secrets of the Dead - Season 19 Episode 5: A Samurai in the Vatican
2021-11-17
- Documentary / Mystery
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..
