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Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia

1415 - 1481

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Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia was a 15th-century Portuguese nautical explorer. He explored much of the coast of Western Sahara in 1435–1436 on behalf of the Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator. He would later become one of the first colonists of Terceira Island in the Azores. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia is the 269th most popular explorer (up from 290th in 2019), the 252nd most popular biography from Portugal (down from 250th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia ranks 269 out of 498. Before him are Edward Bransfield, Ada Blackjack, Adolf Lüderitz, Jedediah Smith, Man of the Hole, and Francisco Moreno. After him are Juan Fernández, Hjalmar Johansen, Aleksei Chirikov, Pyotr Kozlov, Grigory Shelikhov, and Charles Wilkes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1415, Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia ranks 11. Before him are Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, Joanot Martorell, Jan Długosz, John Argyropoulos, Jacquetta of Luxembourg, and Albert van Ouwater. After him are John II, Count of Nevers, Yunus Khan, and Aristotele Fioravanti. Among people deceased in 1481, Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia ranks 12. Before him are Axayacatl, Bartolomeo Platina, Agostino di Duccio, Charles IV of Anjou, Barbara of Brandenburg, Marquise of Mantua, and Francesco Filelfo. After him are Erik Axelsson Tott, John I, Duke of Cleves, and Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia ranks 252 out of 633. Before him are Garcia de Orta (1499), Fernando II, Duke of Braganza (1430), André Villas-Boas (1977), Maria de Medeiros (1965), Infanta Maria Doroteia of Portugal (1739), and Fernando Couto (1969). After him are Damião de Góis (1502), James of Portugal (1433), Estêvão Gomes (1484), Vasco de Almeida e Costa (1932), John of Biclaro (540), and Nuno Tristão (1500).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia ranks 27. Before him are Jorge Álvares (1401), Bartolomeu Perestrello (1400), Duarte Pacheco Pereira (1460), Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395), Francisco Serrão (1500), and Bento de Góis (1562). After him are Estêvão Gomes (1484), Nuno Tristão (1500), João Fernandes Lavrador (1453), Gonçalo Velho Cabral (1400), Martim Afonso de Sousa (1500), and Alexandre de Serpa Pinto (1846).

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