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Bartolomeu Perestrello

1400 - 1457

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Bartolomeu Perestrello (Portuguese pronunciation: [baɾtuluˈmew pɨɾɨʃˈtɾelu], in Italian Bartolomeo Perestrello), 1st Capitão Donatário, Lord and Governor of the Island of Porto Santo (c. 1395 – 1457) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer that is claimed to have discovered and populated Porto Santo Island (1419) together with João Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz Teixeira. The account of his participation in the discovery is disputed by some historians. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bartolomeu Perestrello is the 216th most popular explorer (down from 192nd in 2019), the 200th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 181st in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Portuguese Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Bartolomeu Perestrello ranks 216 out of 498. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, John Sutter, Ruy López de Villalobos, Jorge Álvares, Gerónimo de Aguilar, and Wilhelm Filchner. After him are Ohthere of Hålogaland, Pedro Cieza de León, Alejandro Malaspina, Jacob van Heemskerck, Hendrik Brouwer, and Joshua Slocum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1400, Bartolomeu Perestrello ranks 21. Before him are Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine, Dragoș, Voivode of Moldavia, and Doukas. After him are Gjon Kastrioti, Irene Asanina, John, Constable of Portugal, Michael Szilágyi, Johann Fust, Charles I of Albret, Ramananda, Stephen Ostojić of Bosnia, and Andronikos Palaiologos. Among people deceased in 1457, Bartolomeu Perestrello ranks 12. Before him are Andrea del Castagno, Francesco Foscari, Ladislaus Hunyadi, Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza, John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch, and Goharshad Begum. After him are Francesco Pesellino, and Peter II, Duke of Brittany.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Bartolomeu Perestrello ranks 200 out of 633. Before him are Constance of Portugal (1290), Jorge Álvares (1401), Vítor Pereira (1968), Pelagio Galvani (1165), Joanna, Princess of Portugal (1452), and Ricardo Carvalho (1978). After him are José Carlos (1941), Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira (1669), Carlos Tavares (1958), Simão Sabrosa (1979), Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza (1568), and Francisco de Sá Carneiro (1934).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Bartolomeu Perestrello ranks 22. Before him are Gil Eanes (null), Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (1499), António de Abreu (1480), Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (1455), Gaspar Corte-Real (1450), and Jorge Álvares (1401). After him are Duarte Pacheco Pereira (1460), Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395), Francisco Serrão (1500), Bento de Góis (1562), Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia (1415), and Estêvão Gomes (1484).

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