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Portuguese explorers of the Pacific

  • Ferdinand MagellanIn 1495, a young man named Ferdinand Magellan entered the service of King John II of Portugal. He served as a page to Queen Eleanor, consort of that monarch.
  • Duarte BarbosaDiogo Barbosa served Álvaro of Braganza in 1501 when the third Portuguese India Armada set sail under João da Nova. Young Duarte stayed behind in Kochi while…
  • Fernão Mendes PintoFernão Mendes Pinto was born in about 1509 within the quiet town of Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal. He emerged from a family that struggled financially or…