Pacheco Pereira, Duarte, -1533
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Name (Latin)
Pacheco Pereira, Duarte, -1533
Other forms of name
Pacheco Pereira, Duarte, d. 1533
Pereira, Duarte Pacheco, -1533
Date of birth
1460
Date of death
1533
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- His Esmeraldo de situ orbis, 1975:t.p. (Duarte Pacheco Pereira)
- LC data base, 2-27-84(hdg.: Pacheco Pereira, Duarte, d. 1533)
- Grande encic. port. e bras.(Pacheco Pereira, Duarte)
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Duarte Pacheco Pereira
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Wikipedia description:
Duarte Pacheco Pereira (Portuguese pronunciation: [duˈaɾtɨ pɐˈʃeku pɨˈɾɐjɾɐ]; c. 1460 – 1533), called the Portuguese Achilles (Aquiles Lusitano) by the poet Camões, was a Portuguese sea captain, soldier, explorer and cartographer. He travelled particularly in the central Atlantic Ocean west of the Cape Verde islands, along the coast of West Africa and to India. His accomplishments in strategic warfare, exploration, mathematics and astronomy were of an exceptional level.
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