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Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasekura_Tsunenaga#The_1613_embassy_project
TIL in 1613, a Japanese daimyo sent an embassy to Rome, crossing both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and visiting the Philippines, Mexico, and Spain along the way
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*Dayum*, yo.
A gruesome and interesting read. Thanks!
The Han Chinese sent an envoy to Rome in 97AD but they didn’t make it