Descobrimentos portugueses pedro alvares cabral explorer biography
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Pedro Álvares Cabral
Portuguese military commander and explorer (c. /8 – c. )
"Pedro Cabral" redirects here. For the Portuguese rugby union player, see Pedro Cabral (rugby union).
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Detail of an early 20th-century painting by Aurélio de Figueiredo&#;[pt] depicting a to year old Cabral. No contemporary portraits of Cabral are known to exist. | |
| Born | Pedro Álvares de Gouveia or Belmonte, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | (aged&#;52&#;53) Santarém, Kingdom of Portugal |
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| Occupation | Fleet commander for Portugal |
| Spouse | Isabel de Castro &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 6 |
Pedro Álvares Cabral[A] (European Portuguese:[ˈpeðɾuˈalvɐɾɨʃkɐˈβɾal]; born Pedro Álvares de Gouveia; c.&#; or &#;– c.&#;) was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil. He was the first human in history to ever be on four continents, uniting all of them in his famous voyage of , where he also conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal. While details of Cabral's early life remain uncle
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Discovery of Brazil
Portuguese discovery in
The first arrival of European explorers to the territory of present-day Brazil is often credited to Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral, who sighted the land later named Island of Vera Cruz, near Monte Pascoal, on 22 April while leading an expedition to India. Cabral's voyage is part of the so-called Portuguese discoveries.[1][2]
Although used almost exclusively in relation to Pedro Álvares Cabral's voyage, the term "discovery of Brazil" can also refer to the arrival in late of part of the expedition led by Alonso de Ojeda, in which Amerigo Vespucci took part.[3] Also, to the expedition led by Spanish navigator and explorer Vicente Yáñez Pinzón. He reached the Cape of Santo Agostinho&#;[pt], a promontory located in the current state of Pernambuco, on 26 January This is the oldest confirmed European landing in Brazilian territory.[4][5]
The use of the term "discovery" for this historical event considers the viewpoint of peoples from Europe. They recorded it in the form of written history, and the record expresses a Eurocentric conception of history.[6]
Discovery by Amerigo Vespucci
[edit]In , an expedition licensed by Spain and led by Alonso de Ojed
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