A Samurai in the Vatican Secrets of the Dead : Season 19 Episode 5
TV-PG PBS 56m
Aired: November 17th, 2021 @ 8:00 PM EST on PBS
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 of 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.
