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João da Nova

1460 - 1509

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João da Nova (Galician: Xoán de Novoa, Joam de Nôvoa; Spanish: Juan de Nova; Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w dɐ ˈnɔvɐ]; c. 1460 in Maceda, Ourense, Galicia, Spain – July 16, 1509, in Kochi, India) was a Galician-born explorer in the service of Portugal. He is credited as the discoverer of Ascension and Saint Helena islands. The Juan de Nova Island, in the Mozambique Channel, is named after him. The Farquhar atoll (in the Seychelles) was, for a long time, known as the João da Nova islands. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. João da Nova is the 154th most popular explorer (up from 277th in 2019), the 543rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,005th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Spanish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, João da Nova ranks 154 out of 498. Before him are Adam Johann von Krusenstern, Jean Chardin, Isabella Bird, Rodrigo de Triana, Vladimir Arsenyev, and Alexandrine Tinné. After him are Ahmad ibn Rustah, Scylax of Caryanda, Martin Frobisher, Hans Staden, Gil Eanes, and Cornelis de Houtman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1460, João da Nova ranks 15. Before him are Juan de la Cosa, Tilman Riemenschneider, Jacopo de' Barbari, Judah Leon Abravanel, Geertgen tot Sint Jans, and Andrea Solari. After him are Pierre de la Rue, Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Konstanty Ostrogski, Johannes Widmann, Rodrigo de Bastidas, and John Skelton. Among people deceased in 1509, João da Nova ranks 5. Before him are Lady Margaret Beaufort, Henry VII of England, Caterina Sforza, and Bernt Notke. After him are Shen Zhou, Adam Kraft, and John I, Count Palatine of Simmern.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, João da Nova ranks 543 out of 3,355. Before him are Sabino Arana (1865), Ramon Muntaner (1265), Hisham III of Córdoba (975), Galswintha (540), Marià Fortuny (1838), and Santiago Rusiñol (1861). After him are Joseph Karo (1488), Infanta Beatriz of Spain (1909), Luis Ocaña (1945), Witteric (570), Mikel Arteta (1982), and Peter I of Aragon and Pamplona (1068).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, João da Nova ranks 31. Before him are Pánfilo de Narváez (1478), Juan de Grijalva (1480), Sebastián de Belalcázar (1480), Andrés de Urdaneta (1498), Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1509), and Rodrigo de Triana (1469). After him are Gaspar de Portolá (1716), Paulo da Gama (1465), Rodrigo de Bastidas (1460), Francisco de Montejo (1479), Pedro Arias Dávila (1443), and Ruy López de Villalobos (1500).

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