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António de Abreu

1480 - 1514

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António de Abreu (c. 1480 – c. 1514) was a 16th-century Portuguese navigator and naval officer. He participated under the command of Afonso de Albuquerque in the conquest of Ormus in 1507 and Malacca in 1511, where he was injured. Departing from Malacca in November 1511 with four ships, in an exploratory voyage to the Spice Islands of Maluku, he led the first European expedition to reach Timor and the Banda Islands, in Indonesia, in 1512. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. António de Abreu is the 177th most popular explorer (down from 173rd in 2019), the 165th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 161st in 2019) and the 18th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, António de Abreu ranks 177 out of 498. Before him are Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Paulo da Gama, Gaspar de Lemos, Gustav Nachtigal, Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg, and Carsten Borchgrevink. After him are Henri Mouhot, Lancelotto Malocello, Edward Wilson, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney, Sophie Blanchard, and Niccolò de' Conti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1480, António de Abreu ranks 25. Before him are Sebastián de Belalcázar, Jean Clouet, Stańczyk, Giovanni Francesco Straparola, Charlotte of Albret, and Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire. After him are Pir Sultan Abdal, Matrakçı Nasuh, Pedro Damiano, Girolamo Aleandro, Herri met de Bles, and Antonio de Guevara. Among people deceased in 1514, António de Abreu ranks 7. Before him are Donato Bramante, Anne of Brittany, Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, György Dózsa, Hartmann Schedel, and Charlotte of Albret. After him are Anna of Brandenburg, and Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, António de Abreu ranks 165 out of 633. Before him are José Sócrates (1957), John de Britto (1647), José Mendes Cabeçadas (1883), Isabel of Barcelos (1402), Humberto Delgado (1906), and Bruno Fernandes (1994). After him are Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja (1506), Eduardo Souto de Moura (1952), Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal (1509), Beatrice of Silva (1424), John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch (1431), and Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Aragon (1328).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, António de Abreu ranks 18. Before him are João Gonçalves Zarco (1390), Fernão Mendes Pinto (1509), João Vaz Corte-Real (1420), Pedro Mascarenhas (1484), Gil Eanes (null), and Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (1499). After him are Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (1455), Gaspar Corte-Real (1450), Jorge Álvares (1401), Bartolomeu Perestrello (1400), Duarte Pacheco Pereira (1460), and Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395).

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