Henry The Navigator

Henry The Navigator

male, deceased (1460)
Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu <small>KG</small> (Porto, March 4, 1394-Sagres, November 13, 1460); pron.), was an "infante" (prince) of the...
Afonso de Albuquerque

Afonso de Albuquerque

male, deceased (1515)
Afonso de Albuquerque or Afonso d'Albuquerque (1453, Alhandra - Goa, December 16, 1515) was a Portuguese naval general whose activities helped...
Cornelis de Houtman

Cornelis de Houtman

deceased (1599)
Cornelis de Houtman (April 2 1565 - August 1599), brother of Frederick de Houtman, was a Dutch explorer who discovered a new sea route from Europe...
Brazilian Marine Corps

Brazilian Marine Corps

female
The Brazilian Marine Corps is the marine corps of Brazil, and the amphibious warfare unit of the Brazilian Navy. The Corps includes two types of...

Cristóvão de Mendonça

male
Cristóvão de Mendonça was a Portuguese sailor and statesman who was active in South East Asia in the 16th century. He is known from a small num...
Garcia Fernandes

Garcia Fernandes

male
Garcia Fernandes was a Portuguese Renaissance painter. Like many of painters of the time, Garcia Fernandes was a pupil in the Lisbon workshop of...
Martino de Judicibus

Martino de Judicibus

male
Martino de Judicibus was a Genoese or Savonese Chief Steward. He served with Ferdinand Magellan on his historical voyage to find a westward route...

Pedro Páez

male, deceased (1622)
Pedro Páez or Pêro Pais was a Jesuit missionary in Ethiopia. He was the first European who saw and described the source of the Blue Nile. He was bo...
Artur Ivens Ferraz

Artur Ivens Ferraz

male, deceased (1933)
General Artur Ivens Ferraz (Lisbon, 1 December 1870-Lisbon, 16 January 1933), pron, was a Portuguese military officer and politician. He served in...
John IV of Portugal IV of Portugal

John IV of Portugal IV of Portugal

male, deceased (1656)
John IV, King of Portugal was the king of Portugal and the Algarves from 1640 to his death. He was the grandson of Catherine, Duchess of Braganza,...