# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/francisco-barreto
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:19:10.208Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/francisco-barreto"
name: "Francisco Barreto"
slug: "francisco-barreto"
description: "Francisco Barreto was a Portuguese soldier and explorer. An officer in Morocco during his early life, Barreto sailed to Portuguese India and was eventually appointed viceroy of the colony. After his return to Lisbon, he was tasked with an expedition to southeast Africa in search of legendary gold mines. Barreto died in what is now Mozambique, having never reached the mines."
tagline: "Portuguese colonial governor"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Francisco_Barreto_(Archaeological_Survey_of_India%2C_Goa).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1520"
deathDate: "1573-07-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.05
  momentum:             0.12531328320802
  historical:           9.814544
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%96%D1%88%D0%BA%D1%83_%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%83"
    title: "Франсішку Баррету"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%88_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88"
    title: "فرنسيسكو باريتو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barreto"
    title: "Francisco Barreto"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barreto"
    title: "Francisco Barreto"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barreto"
    title: "Francisco Barreto"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barreto_(explorador)"
    title: "Francisco Barreto (explorador)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%88_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88"
    title: "فرانسیسکو بارتو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barreto"
    title: "Francisco Barreto"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barreto"
    title: "Francisco Barreto"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Barreto"
    title: "Francisco Barreto"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%83%2C_%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%BA%D1%83"
    title: "Баррету, Франсишку"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4346089"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump