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Estêvão Gomes

1484 - 1538

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Estêvão Gomes (c. 1483 – 1538), also known by the Spanish version of his name Esteban Gómez, was a Portuguese explorer. He sailed in the service of Castile (Spain) in the fleet of Ferdinand Magellan, but deserted the expedition when they had reached the Strait of Magellan and returned to Spain in May 1521. In 1524, he explored the coast of present-day New England and Nova Scotia. As a result of Gomes' expedition, cartographer Diogo Ribeiro was the first to accurately portray North America with a continuous coastline stretching from Florida to Nova Scotia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Estêvão Gomes is the 282nd most popular explorer (down from 202nd in 2019), the 255th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 189th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Estêvão Gomes ranks 282 out of 498. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, Richard Chancellor, László Almásy, William Smith, Pierre Poivre, and Willem de Vlamingh. After him are Ludwig Leichhardt, Freya Stark, Ivan Papanin, Nuno Tristão, Francis Younghusband, and Jim Bridger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1484, Estêvão Gomes ranks 17. Before him are George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Pedro Mascarenhas, Michele Sanmicheli, Jón Arason, Il Pordenone, and Pedro de Toledo y Zúñiga. After him are Franciabigio, and Niklaus Manuel Deutsch. Among people deceased in 1538, Estêvão Gomes ranks 12. Before him are Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy, Elena Glinskaya, Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, Charles II, Duke of Guelders, and Érard de la Marck. After him are Pierre Robert Olivétan, and Saadet I Giray.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Estêvão Gomes ranks 255 out of 633. Before him are Maria de Medeiros (1965), Infanta Maria Doroteia of Portugal (1739), Fernando Couto (1969), Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia (1415), Damião de Góis (1502), and James of Portugal (1433). After him are Vasco de Almeida e Costa (1932), John of Biclaro (540), Nuno Tristão (1500), Francisco Lázaro (1891), Jaime, Duke of Braganza (1483), and Maria Severa Onofriana (1820).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Estêvão Gomes ranks 28. Before him are Bartolomeu Perestrello (1400), Duarte Pacheco Pereira (1460), Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395), Francisco Serrão (1500), Bento de Góis (1562), and Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia (1415). After him are Nuno Tristão (1500), João Fernandes Lavrador (1453), Gonçalo Velho Cabral (1400), Martim Afonso de Sousa (1500), Alexandre de Serpa Pinto (1846), and Miguel Corte-Real (1448).

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