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Fernão de Loronha

1470 - 1540

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Fernão de Loronha (c. 1470 or earlier – c. 1540), whose name is often corrupted to Fernando de Noronha or Fernando della Rogna, was a prominent 16th-century Portuguese merchant of Lisbon, of Jewish descent. He was the first charter-holder (1502–1512), the first donatary captain in Brazil and sponsor of numerous early Portuguese overseas expeditions. The islands of Fernando de Noronha off the coast of Brazil, discovered by one of his expeditions and granted to Loronha and his heirs as a fief in 1504, are named after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fernão de Loronha is the 378th most popular explorer (down from 301st in 2019), the 331st most popular biography from Portugal (down from 258th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Fernão de Loronha ranks 378 out of 498. Before him are John Wesley Powell, George Bass, John Moresby, Olav Bjaaland, Henri Duveyrier, and Samuel Baker. After him are Knut Haugland, Vasily Chichagov, Gombojab Tsybikov, Alexander Burnes, Jacques Bernard Hombron, and Georgy Sedov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1470, Fernão de Loronha ranks 27. Before him are Bartolomeo Tromboncino, Bernardo Dovizi, Willibald Pirckheimer, Ludovico di Varthema, Gonzalo Guerrero, and Marco Basaiti. After him are Daniel Hopfer, and Polydore Vergil. Among people deceased in 1540, Fernão de Loronha ranks 18. Before him are Joos van Cleve, Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal, Duarte, Duke of Guimarães, Tomé Pires, Barthel Beham, and Hans Leonhard Schäufelein. After him is Francisco de Ulloa.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Fernão de Loronha ranks 331 out of 633. Before him are Fernando Chalana (1959), Américo Lopes (1933), João Pinto (1971), Alfredo Nobre da Costa (1923), Mário de Araújo Cabral (1934), and Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage (1765). After him are João Moutinho (1986), Hugo Almeida (1984), Bernardo Silva (1994), Vitinha (2000), Costinha (1974), and Pedro Santana Lopes (1956).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Fernão de Loronha ranks 35. Before 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). After him are Lourenço de Almeida (1480), and George Grey (1812).

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