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João Gonçalves Zarco

1390 - 1471

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João Gonçalves Zarco (c. 1390 – 21 November 1471) was a Portuguese explorer who established settlements and recognition of the Madeira Islands, and was appointed first captain of Funchal by Henry the Navigator. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. João Gonçalves Zarco is the 108th most popular explorer (down from 107th in 2019), the 94th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 95th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, João Gonçalves Zarco ranks 108 out of 498. Before him are Bjarni Herjólfsson, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Atlantic voyage of the predecessor of Mansa Musa, Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel, Frederick de Houtman, and Bartholomew Columbus. After him are Heinrich Barth, Ferdinand Columbus, Gonzalo Pizarro, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Martín Alonso Pinzón, and Carsten Niebuhr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1390, João Gonçalves Zarco ranks 5. Before him are Rogier van der Weyden, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, Elizabeth of Görlitz, and La Hire. After him are John Dunstaple, Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Al-Musta'in, Contessina de' Bardi, John Cantius, Bengt Jönsson, and Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg. Among people deceased in 1471, João Gonçalves Zarco ranks 8. Before him are Pope Paul II, Thomas à Kempis, George of Poděbrady, Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, and Thomas Malory. After him are Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg, Edmund Beaufort, Emperor Go-Hanazono, Otto V, Duke of Brunswick, and Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, João Gonçalves Zarco ranks 94 out of 633. Before him are Theresa, Countess of Portugal (1080), Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal (1887), Barbara of Portugal (1711), Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (1565), Teófilo Braga (1843), and Óscar Carmona (1869). After him are António Lobo Antunes (1942), Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal (1186), Gracia Mendes Nasi (1510), António, Prior of Crato (1531), Fernão Mendes Pinto (1509), and Berengaria of Portugal (1198).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, João Gonçalves Zarco ranks 12. Before him are Diogo Cão (1440), Pêro da Covilhã (1450), Diogo Dias (1450), Diego Columbus (1479), Tristão da Cunha (1460), and Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (1565). After him are Fernão Mendes Pinto (1509), João Vaz Corte-Real (1420), Pedro Mascarenhas (1484), Gil Eanes (null), Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (1499), and António de Abreu (1480).

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