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Gonçalo Velho Cabral

1400 - 1460

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Gonçalo Velho Cabral (c. 1400 – c. 1460) was a Portuguese monk and Commander in the Order of Christ, explorer (credited with the discovery of the Formigas, the re-discovery of the islands of Santa Maria and São Miguel in the Azores) and hereditary landowner responsible for administering Crown lands on the same islands, during the Portuguese Age of Discovery. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gonçalo Velho Cabral is the 332nd most popular explorer (up from 347th in 2019), the 288th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 300th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Portuguese Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Gonçalo Velho Cabral ranks 332 out of 498. Before him are Hermann Wissmann, Pedro Tafur, Nain Singh, Félix de Azara, Pyotr Chikhachyov, and Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser. After him are Boris Vilkitsky, Thorvald Asvaldsson, Irina Solovyova, Khariton Laptev, Pascual de Andagoya, and Martim Afonso de Sousa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1400, Gonçalo Velho Cabral ranks 37. Before him are Michael Critobulus, Hans Multscher, Dragoș, Voivode of Moldavia, Nerio I Acciaioli, Ramananda, and Stephen Ostojić of Bosnia. After him are Irene Palaiologina, David IX of Georgia, Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, Domenico di Bartolo, and Maxtla. Among people deceased in 1460, Gonçalo Velho Cabral ranks 13. Before him are Albert III, Duke of Bavaria, Guarino da Verona, Ma Huan, Michael Szilágyi, Petr Chelčický, and Niccolò Antonio Colantonio. After him are Francesco II Acciaioli, Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham, and Edmund, Earl of Rutland.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Gonçalo Velho Cabral ranks 288 out of 633. Before him are Pedro da Fonseca (1528), João Fernandes Lavrador (1453), Diogo Jota (1996), Francisco Pinto Balsemão (1937), Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza (1510), and Rosa Mota (1958). After him are Hilário (1975), Maniche (1977), José Peseiro (1960), Alberto Festa (1939), António Manoel de Vilhena (1663), and Ricardo Costa (1981).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Gonçalo Velho Cabral ranks 31. Before him are Francisco Serrão (1500), Bento de Góis (1562), Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia (1415), Estêvão Gomes (1484), Nuno Tristão (1500), and João Fernandes Lavrador (1453). After him are Martim Afonso de Sousa (1500), Alexandre de Serpa Pinto (1846), Miguel Corte-Real (1448), Fernão de Loronha (1470), Lourenço de Almeida (1480), and George Grey (1812).

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