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Tristão da Cunha

1460 - 1540

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Tristão da Cunha (sometimes misspelled Tristão d'Acunha; Portuguese pronunciation: [tɾiʃˈtɐ̃w dɐ ˈkuɲɐ]; c. 1460 – c. 1540) was a Portuguese explorer and naval commander. In 1514, he served as ambassador from King Manuel I of Portugal to Pope Leo X, leading a luxurious embassy presenting in Rome the new conquests of Portugal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tristão da Cunha is the 89th most popular explorer (down from 88th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 80th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

Tristão da Cunha is most famous for being the first European to set foot on Antarctica.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Tristão da Cunha ranks 89 out of 498. Before him are Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Diego Columbus, Jeanne Baret, and Willem Janszoon. After him are Jean de Béthencourt, Sebastian Cabot, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, William Parry, Benjamin of Tudela, and Salomon August Andrée.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1460, Tristão da Cunha ranks 6. Before him are Vasco da Gama, Juan Ponce de León, Lorenzo Costa, Johann Tetzel, and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón. After him are Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, Bartholomew Columbus, Juan de la Cosa, Tilman Riemenschneider, Jacopo de' Barbari, and Judah Leon Abravanel. Among people deceased in 1540, Tristão da Cunha ranks 8. Before him are Parmigianino, Rosso Fiorentino, Angela Merici, Thomas Cromwell, Francesco Guicciardini, and Juan Luis Vives. After him are Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Dawit II, Guillaume Budé, Joos van Cleve, Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal, and Duarte, Duke of Guimarães.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Tristão da Cunha ranks 86 out of 633. Before him are João Manuel, Prince of Portugal (1537), Catherine of Braganza (1638), Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal (1843), Diego Columbus (1479), Maria João Pires (1944), and António de Spínola (1910). After him are Beatrice of Portugal (1373), Theresa, Countess of Portugal (1080), Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal (1887), Barbara of Portugal (1711), Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (1565), and Teófilo Braga (1843).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Tristão da Cunha ranks 10. Before him are Prince Henry the Navigator (1394), Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467), Diogo Cão (1440), Pêro da Covilhã (1450), Diogo Dias (1450), and Diego Columbus (1479). After him are Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (1565), João Gonçalves Zarco (1390), Fernão Mendes Pinto (1509), João Vaz Corte-Real (1420), Pedro Mascarenhas (1484), and Gil Eanes (null).

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