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  2. Japan–Spain relations - Wikipedia

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    Before leaving Spain, Hasekura left behind six samurais in the town of Coria del Río where their descendants remain today with the surname of Japón. [4] Birthplace Monument of Traffic and Friendship between Japan, Spain and Mexico in Onjuku, Japan. In 1618, Hasekura and his diplomatic mission set sail from New Spain and returned to Japan.

  3. List of Japanese inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Japanese inventions and discoveries.The Japanese have made contributions across a number of scientific, technological and art domains. In particular, the country has played a crucial role in the digital revolution since the 20th century, with many modern revolutionary and widespread technologies in fields such as electronics and robotics introduced by Japanese inventors and ...

  4. History of Spain - Wikipedia

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    Map of territories that were once part of the Spanish Empire. The Spanish Empire was one of the first global empires. It was also one of the largest empires in world history. In the 16th century, Spain and Portugal were in the vanguard of European global exploration and colonial expansion.

  5. Spain - Wikipedia

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    Spain, [f] officially the Kingdom of Spain, [a] [g] is a country in Southwestern Europe with territories in North Africa. [ h ] Featuring the southernmost point of continental Europe , it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state.

  6. List of Spanish inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    Azulejo; Calatrava style - The futuristic style of architecture invented and designed by world renown Spanish architect, Santiago Calatrava.Examples include the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, in Valencia, the planned Chicago Spire, Puente del Alamillo, in Seville, and the new World Trade Center Transportation Hub at rebuilt New World Trade Center site in New York City.

  7. List of Westerners who visited Japan before 1868 - Wikipedia

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    Luis Sotelo (1609, Spain) A Franciscan friar who proselytized in the Tōhoku region of Japan with the help of Daimyo Date Masamune. He was executed after re-entering Japan illegally in 1624. John Saris (1613, England) Captain of the English ship Clove, who met with shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu to establish a trading post in Japan.

  8. Japanese maps - Wikipedia

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    Japan sea map. The earliest known term used for maps in Japan is believed to be kata (形, roughly "form"), which was probably in use until roughly the 8th century.During the Nara period, the term zu (図) came into use, but the term most widely used and associated with maps in pre-modern Japan is ezu (絵図, roughly "picture diagram").

  9. Japanese people in Spain - Wikipedia

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    Japanese people in Spain consist largely of expatriate managers in Japanese corporations, as well as international students. [3] There are also some people of Japanese ancestry in Spain , including descendants of 17th-century migrants to Spain, as well as migrants from among Nikkei populations in Latin America . [ 4 ]