# Rafael Perestrello

> Rafael Perestrello was a Portuguese explorer and a cousin of Filipa Moniz Perestrello, the wife of explorer Christopher Columbus. He is best known for landing on the southern shores of mainland China in 1516 and 1517 to trade in Guangzhou, after the Portuguese explorer Jorge Álvares landed on Lintin Island within the Pearl River estuary in May 1513. Rafael also served as a trader and naval ship captain for the Portuguese in Sumatra and Portuguese-conquered Malacca.

*Portuguese explorer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/rafael-perestrello

## Identity
- **Born:** 1500
- **Died:** 1600
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.7 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 8.5 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 25.0 / 100

## Sources
- [拉斐尔·佩雷斯特雷洛](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%8B%89%E6%96%90%E5%B0%94%C2%B7%E4%BD%A9%E9%9B%B7%E6%96%AF%E7%89%B9%E9%9B%B7%E6%B4%9B)
- [Rafael Perestrello](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Perestrello)
- [Rafael Perestrello](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Perestrello)
- [Rafael Perestrelo](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Perestrelo)
- [Rafael Perestrello](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Perestrello)
- [ラファエル・ペレストレーリョ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A7)
- [Rafael Perestrelo](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Perestrelo)
- [Перестрелло, Рафаэль](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%BE%2C_%D0%A0%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B0%D1%8D%D0%BB%D1%8C)
- [Рафаель Перестрелло](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%BE)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2600890)

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