Ronin samurai exiles fighting black dudes in colonial Mexico

[Caliga]

I have recently been reading the book 1493 by Charles Mann and thought some people here might get a kick out of this.  Rather than retype what others have already echoed to the interwebs I figured I'd just link it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/118ims/in_1493_charles_mann_makes_a_brief_mention_of/
http://happenedstrangely.blogspot.com/2012/02/aztecs-and-samurai.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5wt1eh/i_recently_heard_that_from_1603_onwards_samurai/

[Caliga]

I'm also looking forward to everyone telling me I'm so ignorant for having just learned about this.

[The Brain]

I have a 3D-portrait-in-glass thingy of Date Masamune 6 ft to my right.

[jimmy olsen]

I'm also looking forward to everyone telling me I'm so ignorant for having just learned about this.

I recently read an interesting story on Koreans who were sold into domestic servitude too Mexican plantations during the Japanese colonial period. A few ended up in Cuba during the revolution.

Not as cool as your story, but hey, this one actually happened.

[Josquius]

I've vaguely heard about this before but no details.
Sucks that there is no movie. Surprising too. Seems right up the Japanese film industry's alley.

It's a very fascinating alternate history scenario that I've never seen satisfactorily explored: what if Japan hadn't closed off to the world.
It was in a very interesting place, more outwards looking and willing to learn from Europe than China but not a push over to be conquered.

[Valmy]

That actually makes sense that Japanese Catholics fleeing persecution would hook up with the Spanish

History is pretty wild.

[Iormlund]

Interesting. Apparently there are about 700 descendants from a Japanese embassy near Seville. Their last name is Japón (Japan) and their banner features a svastika.

[The Brain]

Mine too! Am I: Japanese?

[Malthus]

Ronin samurai exiles fighting black dudes in colonial Mexico

Sounds like the next Quentin Tarantino movie practically writes itself!

[Admiral Yi]

Sounds like the next Quentin Tarantino movie practically writes itself!

[CountDeMoney]

Ronin samurai exiles fighting black dudes in colonial Mexico

Sounds like the next Quentin Tarantino movie practically writes itself!

LOL all that's missing is the early '70's soul soundtrack.

[Caliga]

All it needs is puerco pibil and a young Salma Hayek and it's a perfect Tarantino-Rodriguez collaboration.