# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jorge-alvares
# Generated: 2026-08-14T04:49:48.386Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jorge-alvares"
name: "Jorge Álvares"
slug: "jorge-alvares"
description: "Jorge Álvares was a Portuguese explorer. He is credited as the first European to have reached China by sea during the Age of Discovery. His starting of settlements on an island in what is now Hong Kong is still considered a significant achievement, \"for establishing commercial agreements with the Chinese [and for] maintaining the peace\"."
tagline: "Portuguese explorer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jorge_%C3%81lvares.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1401"
deathDate: "1521-07-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           17.92109866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump