# Eustache de la Fosse

> Tassin or Eustache de la Fosse was a Flemish sailor and merchant from Tournai. In 1479-80, he traveled with Castilian sailors from Palos to the Gold Coast in West Africa. However, near São Jorge da Mina, he was captured by Portuguese forces who claimed a Portuguese monopoly on trade in the region. De la Fosse was shipped to Portugal alongside the other merchants and was sentenced to death, but managed to escape.

*Flemish sailor and merchant*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 1489
- **Died:** 1523
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Tassin or Eustache de la Fosse was a Flemish sailor and merchant from Tournai. In 1479-80, he traveled with Castilian sailors from Palos to the Gold Coast in West Africa. However, near São Jorge da Mina, he was captured by Portuguese forces who claimed a Portuguese monopoly on trade in the region. De la Fosse was shipped to Portugal alongside the other merchants and was sentenced to death, but managed to escape.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 39.3
- **Momentum:** 25.0

## Sources
- [Eustache de la Fosse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustache_de_la_Fosse)
- [Eustache de La Fosse](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustache_de_La_Fosse)
- [Eustáquio Delafosse](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eust%C3%A1quio_Delafosse)
- [Eustache Delafosse](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustache_Delafosse)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10278339)

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