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Portuguese chroniclers

  • Fernão Lopes de CastanhedaFernão Lopes de Castanheda was born around the year 1500 in Santarém. He entered the world as a natural son of a royal officer who served as judge in Goa.
  • Gaspar CorreiaGaspar Correia arrived in Portuguese India between 1512 and 1514 as a soldier. He spent most of his life serving the empire that had brought him to Asia.
  • João de BarrosJoão de Barros entered the world in Viseu, Portugal around 1496. He was born out of wedlock to Lopo de Barros, a squire serving King Manuel I.
  • Damião de GóisOn the 2nd of February 1502, Damião de Góis entered a world that would shape his entire existence. He was born in Alenquer, Portugal, to Rui Dias de Góis and…