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Diogo Cão

1440 - 1486

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Diogo Cão (European Portuguese pronunciation: [diˈoɣu ˈkɐ̃w]; c. 1452 – 1486), also known as Diogo Cam, was a Portuguese mariner and one of the most notable explorers of the fifteenth century. He made two voyages along the west coast of Africa in the 1480s, exploring the Congo River and the coasts of present-day Angola and Namibia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diogo Cão is the 60th most popular explorer (down from 53rd in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 52nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

Diogo Cão is most famous for being the first European to discover the mouth of the Congo River.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Diogo Cão ranks 60 out of 498. Before him are Henry Morton Stanley, William Baffin, Zhang Qian, Giovanni da Verrazzano, Henry Hudson, and Himilco. After him are Hernando de Soto, Nikolay Przhevalsky, Yaqut al-Hamawi, John Ross, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, and Ferdinand von Wrangel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1440, Diogo Cão ranks 5. Before him are Ivan III of Russia, Ladislaus the Posthumous, Kabir, and Hugo van der Goes. After him are Sten Sture the Elder, Hartmann Schedel, Antonio Vivarini, Gian Giacomo Trivulzio, Jorge Manrique, Bartolomé Bermejo, and Alain I of Albret. Among people deceased in 1486, Diogo Cão ranks 1. After him are Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg, Ernest, Elector of Saxony, Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland, Tizoc, Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony, Sittişah Hatun, Marco Barbarigo, Margaret of Foix, Aristotele Fioravanti, and Louis I, Count of Montpensier.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Diogo Cão ranks 59 out of 633. Before him are Pedro V of Portugal (1837), António Costa (1961), Denis of Portugal (1261), John V of Portugal (1689), Mário Soares (1924), and Manoel de Oliveira (1908). After him are Afonso VI of Portugal (1643), John of God (1495), Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (1397), Henry, King of Portugal (1512), and Peter II of Portugal (1648).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Diogo Cão ranks 6. Before him are Ferdinand Magellan (1480), Vasco da Gama (1460), Bartolomeu Dias (1450), Prince Henry the Navigator (1394), and Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467). After him are Pêro da Covilhã (1450), Diogo Dias (1450), Diego Columbus (1479), Tristão da Cunha (1460), Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (1565), and João Gonçalves Zarco (1390).

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