What name was known to Hasekura Tsunenaga in the European sources?
Philippus Franciscus Faxecura Rocuyemon
Date Masamune
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Oda Nobunaga
Answer
Hasekura Tsunenaga was a Japanese merchant and diplomat who was known as Philippus Franciscus Faxecura Rocuyemon in the European sources. He was a Christian convert who traveled to Europe in 1613-1620 on a diplomatic mission to Pope Paul V. He is credited with being the first Japanese person to visit Europe.
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