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Paulo da Gama

1465 - 1499

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Paulo da Gama (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu ðɐ ˈɣɐmɐ]; c. 1465 – June or July 1499) was a Portuguese explorer, son of Estêvão da Gama and Isabel Sodré, and the older brother of Vasco da Gama. He was a member of the first voyage from Europe to India, led by his brother, commanding the ship São Rafael, which would be later scuttled in the return trip. Paulo da Gama joined the São Gabriel. His brother brought him to the Terceira Island of the Azores and stayed with him until his death, before he returned to Portugal in September 1499. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paulo da Gama is the 172nd most popular explorer (down from 171st in 2019), the 612th most popular biography from Spain (up from 652nd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Spanish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Paulo da Gama ranks 172 out of 498. Before him are Isabelle Eberhardt, Fernão do Pó, Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, and Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo. After him are Gaspar de Lemos, Gustav Nachtigal, Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg, Carsten Borchgrevink, António de Abreu, and Henri Mouhot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1465, Paulo da Gama ranks 10. Before him are Scipione del Ferro, Kunigunde of Austria, Philibert I, Duke of Savoy, Mehmed I Giray, Gil Vicente, and Agostino Chigi. After him are Jan Provoost, Bramantino, Shō Shin, Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Johann von Staupitz, and Konrad Peutinger. Among people deceased in 1499, Paulo da Gama ranks 5. Before him are Marsilio Ficino, Alesso Baldovinetti, John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg, and Stephen Zápolya. After him are Bartolomeo Vivarini, Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, Ambrogio Contarini, Perkin Warbeck, Leonardo III Tocco, and Laura Cereta.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Paulo da Gama ranks 612 out of 3,355. Before him are Gerard Piqué (1987), Infanta Eulalia of Spain (1864), Vicente Martín y Soler (1754), Álvaro Morata (1992), Roberto Martínez (1973), and Elisenda of Montcada (1292). After him are Isidro Lángara (1912), Antonio de Mendoza (1494), Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon (1154), Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1851), Aelia Flaccilla (356), and García Íñiguez of Pamplona (810).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Paulo da Gama ranks 33. Before him are Sebastián de Belalcázar (1480), Andrés de Urdaneta (1498), Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1509), Rodrigo de Triana (1469), João da Nova (1460), and Gaspar de Portolá (1716). After him are Rodrigo de Bastidas (1460), Francisco de Montejo (1479), Pedro Arias Dávila (1443), Ruy López de Villalobos (1500), Gerónimo de Aguilar (1489), and Pedro Cieza de León (1520).

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