Bronze statue of Havana's 1st Japanese envoy unveiled

HAVANA, Cuba - A bronze statue of Japan's first official envoy to visit what is now Cuba in 1614, while on his way to Europe on a mission with a Japanese delegation, is unveiled at a park in Havana on April 26. The 1.6-meter statue was erected in memory of Hasekura Tsunenaga (1571-1622), a retainer of Date Masamune, a ''daimyo'' or feudal lord of Sendai in northeastern Japan. Standing in samurai attire (3rd from R) is Norimasa Hasekura, 60, Tsunenaga's descendant.

• Product Code
• ILEA001084072

• Registered date
• 2001/4/27 00:00:00

• Credit
• Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

• Media source
• 2001 Kyodo News

• Media size
• 1864 × 1713 pixel

• Resolution
• dpi

• Deployment size
• 866.57(KB)*

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