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Jorge de Menezes

Portuguese explorer

  • Fame48.8
  • Momentum9.2
  • Wikipedia599
Lived 1498–1537, aged 39
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  • Era
    1498–1537
    Aged 39
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Updated 2026-07-17

Jorge de Menezes was a Portuguese explorer. Due to a monsoon, he was forced to reside in Versya, posited by Pieter Anton Tiele as Waisai, between 1526 and 1527. Menezes called the region Ilhas dos Papuas, though the name of "Papua" was already known at the time. Yet he was still the first European to go ashore and thus credited with the European discovery of New Guinea.

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Momentum9.2
Historical12.9
Source confidence60.0
Completeness25.0
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