Jorge Álvares
✓ Source-basedfallingPortuguese explorer
Historical FiguresLived 1401 to 1521 · aged 120
Fame49.8
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Jorge Álvares was a Portuguese explorer. He is credited as the first European to have reached China by sea during the Age of Discovery.
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Jorge Álvares was a Portuguese explorer. He is credited as the first European to have reached China by sea during the Age of Discovery. His starting of settlements on an island in what is now Hong Kong is still considered a significant achievement, "for establishing commercial agreements with the Chinese [and for] maintaining the peace".
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Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1401 to 1521 · aged 120
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21 languages
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