Secrets of the Dead

Season 19, Episode 5

Episode Title: A Samurai in the Vatican

Air Date: 2021-11-17

Overview:

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.