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Tristão Vaz Teixeira

1395 - 1480

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Tristão Vaz Teixeira (c. 1395–1480) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer who, together with João Gonçalves Zarco and Bartolomeu Perestrelo, was the official discoverer and one of the first settlers of the archipelago of Madeira (1419–1420). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tristão Vaz Teixeira is the 243rd most popular explorer (up from 244th in 2019), the 214th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 220th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Tristão Vaz Teixeira ranks 243 out of 498. Before him are Lincoln Ellsworth, Helge Ingstad, Ma Huan, Olivier van Noort, Jimmie Angel, and Louise Arner Boyd. After him are Vladimir Atlasov, Nikolaus Federmann, St John Philby, Yerofey Khabarov, Dmitry Laptev, and Jan Czerski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1395, Tristão Vaz Teixeira ranks 9. Before him are Pisanello, Sigismund Korybut, Michelle of Valois, Niccolò de' Conti, John Jacob, Marquis of Montferrat, and Jacques Cœur. After him are George of Trebizond, Margaret of Prades, Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Richard, Count of Étampes. Among people deceased in 1480, Tristão Vaz Teixeira ranks 9. Before him are Jan Długosz, Antonio Vivarini, Basarab the Old, Justus van Gent, Uhwudong, and Janibek Khan. After him are Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg, Eleanor of Scotland, Nicolas Jenson, and Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Tristão Vaz Teixeira ranks 214 out of 633. Before him are Paulo Bento (1969), António Vieira (1608), António de Andrade (1580), Zeca Afonso (1929), José Torres (1938), and Peter, Constable of Portugal (1429). After him are Camilo Castelo Branco (1825), José Policarpo (1936), Amadeo de Souza Cardoso (1887), Theresa of Portugal, Countess of Flanders (1157), Mísia (1955), and Manuel Clemente (1948).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Tristão Vaz Teixeira ranks 24. Before him are António de Abreu (1480), Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (1455), Gaspar Corte-Real (1450), Jorge Álvares (1401), Bartolomeu Perestrello (1400), and Duarte Pacheco Pereira (1460). After him are Francisco Serrão (1500), Bento de Góis (1562), Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia (1415), Estêvão Gomes (1484), Nuno Tristão (1500), and João Fernandes Lavrador (1453).

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