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João de Lisboa

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Portuguese explorer (c.1470 - 1525)

Historical FiguresLived 1470 to 1525 · aged 55
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João de Lisboa was a Portuguese explorer. He is known to have sailed together with Tristão da Cunha, and to have explored Río de La Plata and possibly the San Matias Gulf, around 1511-12.

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World map in the Treatise of SeamanshipWorld map in the Treatise of SeamanshipPortuguese flags in castles on Peru - Seamanship TreatisePortuguese flags in castles on Peru - Seamanship TreatiseSeamanship Treatise - where it is written "found by João de Lisboa in the year 1514"Seamanship Treatise - where it is written "found by João de Lisboa in the year 1514"

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João de Lisboa was a Portuguese explorer. He is known to have sailed together with Tristão da Cunha, and to have explored Río de La Plata and possibly the San Matias Gulf, around 1511-12. The Brazilian historian Francisco Adolfo de Varnhagen erroneously stated that he was in Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation voyage.

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deceased
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Lived 1470 to 1525 · aged 55
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