António de Saldanha
✓ Source-basedstablePortuguese explorer and diplomat
Historical FiguresLived 1500 to 1600 · aged 100
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António de Saldanha was a Castilian-Portuguese 16th-century captain. He was the first European to set anchor in what is now called Table Bay, South Africa, and made the first recorded ascent of Table Mountain.
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About this person
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1500 to 1600 · aged 100
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12 languages
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