Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco
✓ Source-basedstablePortuguese colonial administrator
Historical FiguresLived 1566 to 1619 · aged 53
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Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco (1566-1619) was a Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator. He is noted as the founder of the city of Belém, capital of Pará, Brazil, on 12 January 1616. Caldeira served as the first Governor General of the Captaincy of Grão-Pará.
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Historical Figures
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Historical Figure
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deceased
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Lived 1566 to 1619 · aged 53
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