João de Barros
Historian
João de Barros, nicknamed the "Portuguese Livy", is one of the first great Portuguese historians, most famous for his Décadas da Ásia, a history of the Portuguese in India, Asia, and southeast Africa. Wikipedia
Born: 1496, Viseu
Died: October 20, 1570 (age 74 years), Pombal, Portugal
Notable works: Decades of Asia, Chronicle of Emperor Clarimund