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'Navigators, explorers and pioneers

[edit]15th century

Vasco da Gama, discoverer of the sea route to India.

Pedro Álvares Cabral, discoverer of Brazil.

Bartolomeu Dias, first crosser of the Cape of Good Hope

João Vaz Corte-Real, discoverer of Newfoundland.

Afonso de Albuquerque, naval admiral and viceroy of India.

Fernão Mendes Pinto, writer and one of the first to travel to Japan Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia (15th century explorer of the African coast) Álvaro Caminha (15th century explorer of the Atlantic islands) Álvaro Martins (15th century explorer of the African coast) Alvise Cadamosto (15th century explorer of the Atlantic islands and of the African coast) André Gonçalves (15th century explorer of the sea route to Brazil) Antão Gonçalves (15th century explorer of the African coast) António Fernandes (15th century explorer of the African coast) Bartolomeu Dias (15th century explorer of the African coast) Bartolomeu Perestrelo (15th century explorer of the Atlantic islands) Dinis Dias (15th century explorer of the African coast) Diogo Afonso (15th century explorer of the Atlantic islands and of the African coast) Diogo Cão (15th century explorer of the African coast) Diogo de Azambuja (15th century explorer of the African coast) Diogo de Teive (15th century explorer of the Atlantic islands) Diogo Dias (15th century explorer of the Atlantic islands, of the African coast and the Indian Ocean, discovered Madagascar) Diogo Silves (15th century explorer of the Atlantic islands) Duarte Pacheco Pereira (15th century explorer of the Atlantic) Fernão do Pó (15th century explorer of the African coast) Gil Eanes (15th century explorer of the African coast) Gonçalo Velho (15th century explorer of the Atlantic islands) João Cartveli (15th century explorer of the African coast) João de Santarém (15th century explorer of the Atlantic islands) João Gonçalves Zarco (15th century explorer of the Atlantic islands) João Grego (15th century explorer of the African coast) João Infante (15th century explorer of the African coast) João Vaz Corte-Real (15th century explorer of North America) Lopes Gonçalves (15th century explorer of the Atlantic) Luís Pires (15th century explorer of the sea route to Brazil) Nicolau Coelho (15th century explorer of the sea route to Brazil) Nuno Tristão (15th century explorer of the African coast) Paulo da Gama (15th century explorer of the sea route to India) Pedro Álvares Cabral (discoverer of Brazil in 1500) Pedro Escobar (15th century explorer of the Atlantic islands) Pêro de Alenquer (15th century explorer of the African coast) Pêro de Sintra (15th century explorer of the African coast) Pêro Dias (15th century explorer of the African coast) Pêro Vaz de Caminha (15th century explorer of the sea route to Brazil) Tristão Vaz Teixeira (15th century explorer of the Atlantic islands) Vasco da Gama (Led the discovery of the sea route to India in 1498) [edit]15th/16th century Afonso de Paiva (15th century/16th century diplomat and explorer in Ethiopia) Fernão de Noronha (15th century/16th century explorer of the Atlantic) Gaspar de Lemos (15th century/16th century explorer of the Atlantic and of the sea route to Brazil) Gonçalo Coelho (15th century/16th century explorer of the South American coast) João Fernandes Lavrador (15th century/16th century explorer of North America) Pêro da Covilhã (15th century/16th century diplomat and explorer in Ethiopia and India) Pêro de Barcelos (15th century/16th century explorer of North America) [edit]16th century Afonso de Albuquerque (16th century naval admiral and viceroy of India) António da Mota (16th century among the first to reach Japan) António de Abreu (16th century explorer of Indonesia) António Peixoto (16th century among the first to reach Japan) Bento de Góis (16th century explorer) Cristóvão Borralho (16th century among the first to reach Japan) Cristóvão de Mendonça (16th century, some have claimed he discovered Australia - highly disputed) Diogo Lopes de Sequeira (16th century explorer of the Indian Ocean) Diogo Rodrigues (16th century explorer of the Indian Ocean) Diogo Zeimoto (16th century among the first to reach Japan) Duarte Fernandes (16th century diplomat in Thailand) Estevão da Gama (16th century explorer of the Indian Ocean) Fernão Lopez (16th century soldier in India and first resident of the island of Saint Helena) Fernão Mendes Pinto (16th century among the first to reach Japan) Fernão Pires de Andrade (16th century merchant in China) Francisco Álvares (16th century missionary and explorer in Ethiopia) Francisco de Almeida (16th century explorer and viceroy of India) Gaspar Corte-Real (16th century explorer of North America) Gomes de Sequeira (16th century, some have claimed he discovered Australia - highly disputed) João da Nova (16th century explorer of the Atlantic and of the Indian Ocean) Jorge Álvares (16th century the first to reach China) João Rodrigues Cabrilho (16th century discoverer of California) Lourenço Marques (16th century trader and explorer in East Africa) Martim Afonso de Sousa (16th century explorer and soldier in India) Miguel Corte-Real (16th century explorer of North America) Paulo Dias de Novais (16th century colonizer of Africa) Pedro Mascarenhas (16th century explorer of the Indian Ocean) Tristão da Cunha (16th century naval general and discoverer) Fernão de Magalhães (Ferdinand Magellan) (16th century Led the first successful attempt to circumnavigate the Earth (1519-1522). Explorer of the Pacific Ocean). [edit]17th century Estêvão Cacella (17th century missionary and explorer of Tibet, first european in Buthan ) Baltazar Fernandes (17th century explorer of Brazil's interior) David Melgueiro (17th century explorer of the Arctic) Jerónimo Lobo (17th century missionary and explorer of Ethiopia) Luís Vaz de Torres (16th century/17th century explorer of south-west Pacific) Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (16th century/17th century explorer of south-west Pacific, some have claimed he discovered Australia) Pedro Teixeira (17th century explorer of the Amazon River) António Raposo Tavares (17th century bandeirante) [edit]19th and 20th century Serpa Pinto (19th century explorer of Africa) Carlos Bleck (20th century pioneer of aviation) Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral (20th century the first to cross the South Atlantic Ocean by air) Hermenegildo Capelo (19th century explorer of Africa) Roberto Ivens (19th century explorer of Africa)'