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Francisco Álvares

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16th century Portuguese missionary and explorer

Historical FiguresLived 1465 to 1541 · aged 76
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Francisco Álvares was a Portuguese missionary and explorer to Ethiopia.

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Verdadeira Informação das Terras do Preste João das Indias, 1540Verdadeira Informação das Terras do Preste João das Indias, 1540

Historical Figures born in the 1460s 6

Diogo Lopes de Sequeira47.6Jeanne de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon45.9João Álvares Fagundes47.7William I, Landgrave of Lower Hesse45.7Lê Hiến Tông47.7George Stanley, 9th Baron Strange45.6

About this person

Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1465 to 1541 · aged 76
Written about in
13 languages

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