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Duarte Pacheco Pereira

1460 - 1533

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Duarte Pacheco Pereira is the 234th most popular explorer (down from 213th in 2019), the 207th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 204th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Portuguese Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Duarte Pacheco Pereira ranks 234 out of 498. Before him are Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, Anthony van Diemen, Otto Finsch, Pehr Osbeck, Naddodd, and Lourenço Marques. After him are Carl Anton Larsen, André Thevet, Lincoln Ellsworth, Helge Ingstad, Ma Huan, and Olivier van Noort.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1460, Duarte Pacheco Pereira ranks 24. Before him are Konstanty Ostrogski, Johannes Widmann, Rodrigo de Bastidas, John Skelton, Georges d'Amboise, and Svante Nilsson. After him are Pedro Navarro, Count of Oliveto, Johann Froben, Catherine of Foix, Countess of Candale, Eric Trolle, Antoine Brumel, and Boccaccio Boccaccino. Among people deceased in 1533, Duarte Pacheco Pereira ranks 10. Before him are Vasili III of Russia, Frederick I of Denmark, Lucas van Leyden, Huáscar, Veit Stoss, and Túpac Huallpa. After him are Cornelis Engebrechtsz., Philip I, Margrave of Baden, and Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Duarte Pacheco Pereira ranks 207 out of 633. Before 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). After him are Paulo Bento (1969), António Vieira (1608), António de Andrade (1580), Zeca Afonso (1929), José Torres (1938), and Peter, Constable of Portugal (1429).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Duarte Pacheco Pereira ranks 23. Before him are Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (1499), António de Abreu (1480), Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (1455), Gaspar Corte-Real (1450), Jorge Álvares (1401), and Bartolomeu Perestrello (1400). After him are Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395), Francisco Serrão (1500), Bento de Góis (1562), Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia (1415), Estêvão Gomes (1484), and Nuno Tristão (1500).

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