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Fernão Mendes Pinto

1509 - 1583

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Fernão Mendes Pinto (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃w ˈmẽdɨʃ ˈpĩtu]; c. 1509 – 8 July 1583) was a Portuguese explorer and writer. His voyages are recorded in Pilgrimage (Portuguese: Peregrinação), his autobiographical memoir, which was published posthumously in 1614. The historical accuracy of the work is debatable due to the many events that seem far-fetched or at least exaggerated, earning him the nickname Fernão Mentes Minto (wordplay with the Portuguese verb mentir, 'to lie', meaning "Fernão, are you lying? Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fernão Mendes Pinto is the 112th most popular explorer (down from 111th in 2019), the 99th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 97th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

Fernão Mendes Pinto was a Portuguese explorer who traveled the world in the 16th century. He is most famous for his account of his travels to India, which he published in 1614.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Fernão Mendes Pinto ranks 112 out of 498. Before him are Frederick de Houtman, Bartholomew Columbus, João Gonçalves Zarco, Heinrich Barth, Ferdinand Columbus, and Gonzalo Pizarro. After him are Martín Alonso Pinzón, Carsten Niebuhr, Thomas Cavendish, Sacagawea, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, and Juan de la Cosa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1509, Fernão Mendes Pinto ranks 5. Before him are John Calvin, Michael Servetus, Şah Sultan, and Daniele da Volterra. After him are Jan Matsys, John of Leiden, Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, Bernardino Telesio, Luis de Morales, Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal, and Leone Leoni. Among people deceased in 1583, Fernão Mendes Pinto ranks 5. Before him are Nurbanu Sultan, Catherine Jagiellon, Antoinette de Bourbon, and Oichi. After him are Magnus, Duke of Holstein, Shibata Katsuie, Louis VI, Elector Palatine, Oda Nobutaka, Andrey Kurbsky, Juan de Garay, and Pirro Ligorio.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Fernão Mendes Pinto ranks 99 out of 633. Before him are Óscar Carmona (1869), João Gonçalves Zarco (1390), António Lobo Antunes (1942), Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal (1186), Gracia Mendes Nasi (1510), and António, Prior of Crato (1531). After him are Berengaria of Portugal (1198), Maria Isabel of Braganza (1797), Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu (1433), Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908), Sérgio Conceição (1974), and Nani (1986).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Fernão Mendes Pinto ranks 13. Before 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). After him are João Vaz Corte-Real (1420), Pedro Mascarenhas (1484), Gil Eanes (null), Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (1499), António de Abreu (1480), and Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (1455).

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