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Enrique of Malacca

1495 - 1600

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Enrique of Malacca (Spanish: Enrique de Malaca; Portuguese: Henrique de Malaca), was a Malay member of the Magellan expedition that completed the first circumnavigation of the world in 1519–1522. He was acquired as a slave by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1511 at the age of 14 years, probably in the early stages of the capture of Malacca. Magellan's will calls him "a native of Malacca", while Antonio Pigafetta states that he was a native of Sumatra. Magellan took him to Europe, and in 1519 he was brought along on the famous circumnavigation expedition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Enrique of Malacca is the 163rd most popular explorer (down from 102nd in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Indonesia (down from 12th in 2019) and the most popular Indonesian Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Enrique of Malacca ranks 163 out of 498. Before him are Martin Frobisher, Hans Staden, Gil Eanes, Cornelis de Houtman, Adrien de Gerlache, and Gaspar de Portolá. After him are Otto Sverdrup, Emin Pasha, Isabelle Eberhardt, Fernão do Pó, Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, and Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1495, Enrique of Malacca ranks 7. Before him are Cuauhtémoc, John of God, Francesco II Sforza, Petrus Apianus, Clément Marot, and Jan van Scorel. After him are Barbara Zápolya, Louis X, Duke of Bavaria, Luigi Alamanni, Giampietrino, Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg, and Marcin Bielski. Among people deceased in 1600, Enrique of Malacca ranks 9. Before him are Sawney Bean, Catharina van Hemessen, Konishi Yukinaga, Hosokawa Gracia, José de Acosta, and Luis de Molina. After him are Gaspar de Lemos, Margrave Andrew of Burgau, Ōtani Yoshitsugu, Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Jerzy Radziwiłł, and Edward Fortunatus.

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In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Enrique of Malacca ranks 16 out of 158. Before him are Anthony Fokker (1890), Laura Gemser (1950), Mohammad Hatta (1902), Gajah Mada (1290), Kartini (1879), and Anggun (1972). After him are Julius Darmaatmadja (1934), Jan Toorop (1858), Diponegoro (1785), Pramoedya Ananta Toer (1925), Dharmakirti (700), and George Uhlenbeck (1900).

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Among EXPLORERS In Indonesia

Among explorers born in Indonesia, Enrique of Malacca ranks 1. After him are Hendrik Brouwer (1581).

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