# Baltazar Fernandes

> Captain Baltasar Fernandes was a colonist of Captaincy of São Vicente who led the expeditions called Bandeiras into the interior seeking gold, silver, and iron. He was the founder and one of the first settlers of Sorocaba in 1654.

*Paulist explorer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/baltazar-fernandes

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Portugal
- **Born:** 1580
- **Died:** 1667
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 25.0 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 5.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [بالتاسار فرناندس](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B3)
- [Baltasar Fernandes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltasar_Fernandes)
- [Baltasar Fernandes](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltasar_Fernandes)
- [Baltasar Fernandes](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltasar_Fernandes)
- [Baltasar Fernandes](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltasar_Fernandes)
- [Фернандес, Бальтасар](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%81%2C_%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%80)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4852630)

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