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Pero de Alenquer

15th-century Portuguese explorer

  • Fame46.4
  • Momentum7.5
  • Wikipedia339
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Lived 1500–1500, aged 0
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  • Era
    1500–1500
    Aged 0
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Updated 2026-06-17

Pero de Alenquer was a 15th-century Portuguese explorer of the African coast. He was born in Alenquer and accompanied Bartolomeu Dias on his journey around the Cape of Good Hope in 1487 and 1488. Alenquer was the pilot of Vasco da Gama's flagship on the latter's first voyage to India.

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Momentum7.5
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Source confidence60.0
Completeness40.0
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