Pedro Teixeira
Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator (1585-1641) · Historical Figures · Died at 56
Pedro Teixeira, occasionally referred to as the Conqueror of the Amazon, was a Portuguese conquistador and military officer. In 1637, almost a century after Francisco de Orellana's journey down the Amazon River, Teixeira became the first European to travel both up and down the river's length.
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Teixeira also headed the government of the captaincy of Pará in two different periods, one in 1620-1621 and another in 1640-1641.
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1585 to 1641 · aged 56
