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Duarte Barbosa

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Portuguese explorer and writer (1480-1521)

Historical FiguresLived 1480 to 1521 · aged 41
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Duarte Barbosa was a Portuguese writer and officer from Portuguese India. He was a scrivener in a feitoria in Kochi, and an interpreter of the local language, Malayalam. Barbosa wrote the Book of Duarte Barbosa c. 1516, making it one of the earliest examples of Portuguese travel literature.

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Historical Figures
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deceased
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Lived 1480 to 1521 · aged 41
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