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Fernão Mendes Pinto

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Portuguese explorer and writer (1509-1583)

Historical FiguresLived 1509 to 1583 · aged 74
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Fernão Mendes Pinto was a Portuguese explorer and writer. His voyages are recorded in Pilgrimage, his autobiographical memoir, which was published posthumously in 1614.

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Fernão Mendes Pinto was a Portuguese explorer and writer. His voyages are recorded in Pilgrimage, his autobiographical memoir, which was published posthumously in 1614. The historical accuracy of the work is debatable due to the many events that seem far-fetched or at least exaggerated, earning him the nickname Fernão Mentes Minto. Still, many aspects of the work can be verified, particularly through records of Pinto's service to the Portuguese crown and by his association with Jesuit missionaries.

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Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
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Lived 1509 to 1583 · aged 74
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25 languages

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