Keichō Embassy to Europe

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The Keichō Embassy to Europe was an early 17th-century Japanese diplomatic mission led by Hasekura Tsunenaga that traveled to Spain and Rome to establish trade and religious relations between Japan and Europe.

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instanceOf Japanese diplomatic mission
early 17th-century diplomatic mission
alsoKnownAs Hasekura Mission
Keichō Mission
associatedWithPolicy early Tokugawa foreign policy
authorizedBy Tokugawa Ieyasu
countryOfOrigin Japan
departedFrom Ishinomaki
linked to: Ishinomaki City

Tsukinoura
endTime 1620
hasLanguage Japanese
Latin
Spanish
historicalEra Age of Exploration
historicalPeriod Edo period
includedEnvoy Luis Sotelo
Spanish Franciscan missionaries
leader Hasekura Tsunenaga
metWith Philip III of Spain
Pope Paul V
namedAfter Keichō era
linked to: Keichō
originatedFrom Sendai Domain
precededBy Tenshō Embassy to Europe
purpose establish direct trade with New Spain
establish trade relations between Japan and Europe
negotiate commercial treaty with Spain
seek support from the Pope
strengthen Christian religious ties with the Catholic Church
religiousContext Christianity in Japan
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
result limited long-term impact due to later sakoku policies
no lasting trade treaty with Spain
sentBy Date Masamune
significance early example of Japan–Europe diplomatic relations
one of the first official Japanese embassies to Europe
startTime 1613
traveledTo Acapulco
France
Madrid
New Spain
Rome
Seville
Veracruz
usedShip San Juan Bautista
visitedCountry France
Italy
Papal States
Spain

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Date Masamune sent Keichō Embassy to Europe
Keichō Embassy to Europe alsoKnownAs Keichō Mission
linked to: Keichō Embassy to Europe
Coria del Río historicalEvent Visit of Hasekura Tsunenaga embassy in the 17th century
linked to: Keichō Embassy to Europe