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 NERFINISHED
Keichō Mission NERFINISHED
associatedWithPolicy early Tokugawa foreign policy
authorizedBy Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Japan
departedFrom Ishinomaki NERFINISHED
Tsukinoura NERFINISHED
endTime 1620
hasLanguage Japanese
Latin
Spanish
historicalEra Age of Exploration NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Edo period NERFINISHED
includedEnvoy Luis Sotelo NERFINISHED
Spanish Franciscan missionaries
leader Hasekura Tsunenaga NERFINISHED
metWith Philip III of Spain NERFINISHED
Pope Paul V NERFINISHED
namedAfter Keichō era NERFINISHED
originatedFrom Sendai Domain NERFINISHED
precededBy Tenshō Embassy to Europe NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
result limited long-term impact due to later sakoku policies
no lasting trade treaty with Spain
sentBy Date Masamune NERFINISHED
significance early example of Japan–Europe diplomatic relations
one of the first official Japanese embassies to Europe
startTime 1613
traveledTo Acapulco NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
Madrid NERFINISHED
New Spain NERFINISHED
Rome NERFINISHED
Seville NERFINISHED
Veracruz NERFINISHED
usedShip San Juan Bautista NERFINISHED
visitedCountry France NERFINISHED
Italy NERFINISHED
Papal States NERFINISHED
Spain NERFINISHED

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Date Masamune sent Keichō Embassy to Europe