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Jorge Álvares

Portuguese explorer

  • Fame49.8
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia1.5K
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Lived 1401–1521, aged 120
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    21 languages
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  • Era
    1401–1521
    Aged 120
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Updated 2026-06-18

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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