João de Santarém
✓ Source-basedstablePortuguese explorer
Historical FiguresLived 1500 to 1500 · aged 0
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João de Santarém was a Portuguese explorer who discovered São Tomé, Annobón and Príncipe, and hence became the first known European to reach the Southern Hemisphere.
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About this person
João de Santarém was a Portuguese explorer who discovered São Tomé, Annobón and Príncipe, and hence became the first known European to reach the Southern Hemisphere. Together with Pero Escobar, he also encountered the town of Sassandra in the Ivory Coast in 1471 and 1472, explored the African land from Ghana up to the Niger Delta. From 1484 he was captain of Alcatrazes in Cape Verde.
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Historical Figures
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Historical Figure
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deceased
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Lived 1500 to 1500 · aged 0
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