A Franciscan friar, 17th century.

Luis Sotelo (1574-1624), was a Franciscan friar born in Sevilla, Spain on September 6, 1574. He died as a martyr in Japan in 1624, and was beatified by Pope Pius IX in 1867. A Franciscan Friar, Rembrandt, 17th century oil canvas. ... A Franciscan Friar, Rembrandt, 17th century oil canvas. ... The Order of Friars Minor and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. ... Events April 14 - Battle of Mookerheyde. ... Events January 24 - Alfonso Mendez, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa. ... The Order of Friars Minor and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. ... This article is about the city in Spain. ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... Events April 14 - Battle of Mookerheyde. ... Historically, a martyr is a person who dies for his or her religious faith. ... Events January 24 - Alfonso Mendez, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa. ... In Catholicism, beatification (from Latin beatus, blessed, via Greek μακαριος, makarios) is a recognition accorded by the church of a dead persons accession to Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name (intercession of saints). ... Pope Pius IX, born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti (May 13, 1792 – February 7, 1878), was pope for a record pontificate of over 31 years, from June 16, 1846 until his death. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Sotelo studied at the University of Salamanca before entering the convent of "Calvario de los Hermanos Menores". He was sent in 1600 to the Philippines, in order to take on the spiritual needs of the Japanese settlement of Dilao, until it was destroyed by Spanish forces in 1608 after intense fighting. The University of Salamanca (Spanish Universidad de Salamanca), located in the town of Salamanca, west-northwest of Madrid, is the oldest university in Spain, and one of the oldest in Europe. ... Dilao located in Paco, a district in Manila, and was a settlement of 3000 Japanese during the Spanish era around the year 1600. ... Events March 18 - Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia May 14 - Protestant Union founded in Auhausen. ...

Sotelo then went to Japan where he tried to establish a church in the area of Tokyo. The church was destroyed following the interdiction of Christianity in the territories of the Tokugawa Shogun, and Sotelo fled to the northern part of Japan, in the area controlled by the Daimyo of Sendai, Date Masamune, under whom Christianity was still tolerated. The modern skyline of Tokyo is highly decentralized. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament writings of his early followers. ... The Tokugawa shogunate or Tokugawa bakufu (徳川幕府) (also known as the Edo bakufu) was a feudal military dictatorship of Japan established in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family until 1868. ... In Japanese history, a shogun (将軍 shōgun) was the practical ruler of Japan for most of the time from 1192 to the Meiji Era beginning in 1868. ... Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ... See Sendai (disambiguation) for other places whose name is Sendai Sendai (仙台市; -shi) is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan and the largest city in the Tohoku region. ... A modern equestrian statue of Masamune. ...

A replica of the Japanese-built 1613 galleon San Juan Bautista

Hasekura's portrait during his mission in Rome in 1617, by Claude Deruet, Coll. Borghese, Rome.

Sotelo accompanied a Japanese embassy sent by Date Masamune to Spain in 1614. The embassy was headed by Hasekura Tsunenaga, and crossed the Pacific onboard the Japanese-built galleon San Juan Bautista. He had the Japanese receive baptism in Madrid, before accompanying them to see Pope Paul V in Rome. Replica of the Japanese Galleon San Juan Bautista (1613). ... Replica of the Japanese Galleon San Juan Bautista (1613). ... For the fictional unit of money called a galleon, see Money in Harry Potter. ... Download high resolution version (416x613, 130 KB)Hasekura in Rome. ... Download high resolution version (416x613, 130 KB)Hasekura in Rome. ... Events Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed I (1603-1617) to Mustafa I (1617-1623). ... Hasekuras portrait during his mission in Rome in 1615, by Claude Deruet, Coll. ... San Juan Bautista (“St John Baptist”) (originally called Date Maru, 伊達丸 in Japanese) was one of Japans first Japanese-built Western-style sail warships. ... Baptism is a water purification ritual practiced in certain religions such as Christianity, Mandaeanism, Sikhism, and some historic sects of Judaism. ... Plaza de Cibeles (Cibeles square) and the Palacio de Comunicaciones (Communications Palace) Coat of arms. ... Paul V, né Camillo Borghese (Rome, September 17, 1550 – January 28, 1621) was Pope from May 16, 1605 until his death. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1...

Sotelo accompanied the Japanese embassy back to the Philippines in 1618, where he remained for some time, because Christianity was being harshly repressed in Japan. The Catholic Council of the Indies sent him back to Nueva España (Mexico) in 1620 to pursue his missionary activities there. Events March 8 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made but on May 15 confirms the discovery). ... Flag of New Spain New Spain (in the Spanish language Nueva España) was the name given to the Spanish colonial territory in North America from c. ...

Sotelo finally managed to infiltrate Japan in 1622 on-board a Chinese junk, whence he was discovered and imprisoned. After two years in prison, Luis Sotelo was burnt alive, together with two Franciscans, a Jesuit and a Dominican, at the age of 50. Burning of two sodomites at the stake (execution of individuals by fire. ...

Hasekura's embassy to the Pope in Rome in 1617, accompanied by Luis Sotelo. Japanese painting, 17th century.

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References

• “The Christian century in Japan 1549-1650” C.R. Boxer ISBN 1857540352