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Pages in category "Portuguese explorers" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Vasco Calvo;
Afonso de Paiva, diplomat and explorer in Ethiopia; Fernão de Noronha, explorer of the Atlantic; Gaspar de Lemos, explorer of the Atlantic and of the sea route to Brazil; Gonçalo Coelho, explorer of the South American coast; João Fernandes Lavrador, explorer of North America; Pero da Covilhã, diplomat and explorer in Ethiopia and India
Under his sponsorship, Portuguese explorers crossed the equator into the Southern Hemisphere and found the islands in the Gulf of Guinea, including São Tomé and Príncipe. [ 20 ] In 1471, Gomes' explorers reached Elmina on the Gold Coast (present day Ghana ), and discovered a thriving overland gold trade between the natives and visiting Arab ...
Portugal (Portuguese Empire) was one of the important players and contributors in the Age of Discovery (1415 to 1542, ... Portuguese explorers (9 C, 4 P)
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. Leif Erikson (c. 970 – c. 1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration. Marco ...
Pages in category "16th-century Portuguese explorers" The following 87 pages are in this category, out of 87 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Vasco da Gama (/ ˌ v æ s k u d ə ˈ ɡ ɑː m ə,-ɡ æ m ə / VAS-koo də GA(H)M-ə; [1] [2] European Portuguese: [ˈvaʃku ðɐ ˈɣɐmɐ]; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and nobleman who was the first European to reach India by sea.
Pedro Escobar, also known as Pero Escobar, was a 15th-century Portuguese navigator who discovered São Tomé (December 21, 1471), Annobón (January 1, 1472), Príncipe (January 17, 1472) islands, together with João de Santarém c. 1470. [1]