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Jorge Álvares

1401 - 1521

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Jorge Álvares (died 8 July 1521) was a Portuguese explorer. He is credited as the first European to have reached China by sea during the Age of Discovery. His starting of settlements on an island in what is now Hong Kong is still considered a significant achievement, "for establishing commercial agreements with the Chinese [and for] maintaining the peace". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jorge Álvares is the 213th most popular explorer (up from 232nd in 2019), the 195th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 213th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Portuguese Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Jorge Álvares ranks 213 out of 498. Before him are John Rolfe, René Caillié, Vasily Tatishchev, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, John Sutter, and Ruy López de Villalobos. After him are Gerónimo de Aguilar, Wilhelm Filchner, Bartolomeu Perestrello, Ohthere of Hålogaland, Pedro Cieza de León, and Alejandro Malaspina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1401, Jorge Álvares ranks 14. Before him are Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, Albert III, Duke of Bavaria, Stephen Zápolya, George Sphrantzes, Badi' al-Zaman Mirza, and Mesih Pasha. After him are Pero Escobar, Koca Davud Pasha, Adolph VIII, Count of Holstein, and Henricus Martellus Germanus. Among people deceased in 1521, Jorge Álvares ranks 12. Before him are Sebastian Brant, Zhengde Emperor, Christina of Saxony, Raffaele Riario, Leonardo Loredan, and Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon. After him are Francisco Serrão, Tamás Bakócz, Neagoe Basarab, Duarte Barbosa, Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, and Al-Mustamsik.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Jorge Álvares ranks 195 out of 633. Before him are Gaius Appuleius Diocles (104), Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo (1930), Vasco Gonçalves (1921), Félix Mourinho (1938), Pedro Damiano (1480), and Constance of Portugal (1290). After him are Vítor Pereira (1968), Pelagio Galvani (1165), Joanna, Princess of Portugal (1452), Ricardo Carvalho (1978), Bartolomeu Perestrello (1400), and José Carlos (1941).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Jorge Álvares ranks 21. Before him are Pedro Mascarenhas (1484), Gil Eanes (null), Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (1499), António de Abreu (1480), Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (1455), and Gaspar Corte-Real (1450). After 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).

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