First Samurai in America and Europe: Tragic Story of the Keicho Embassy (1613

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00:00 New Spain
05:18 Mexico City
10:00 Spain
16:52 Onwards to Rome
23:56 The English
31:20 Japan

Written by Thomas Lockley.
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Edited and narrated by David Kelly.
Art by Matthew Cartwright:
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Sendai Shrine By Tak1701d - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27807236
Church of the Delcazas Reales By Dorieo - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43847006By PMRMaeyaert - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35798929
By Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales, Madrid, 16th century, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69791296
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