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Francisco Álvares

Francisco Álvares

Portuguese missionary and explorer
Francisco Álvares was a Portuguese missionary and explorer. In 1515 he traveled to Ethiopia as part of the Portuguese embassy to emperor Lebna Dengel accompanied by returning Ethiopian ambassador Matheus. The embassy arrived only in 1520 to... Wikipedia
Born: 1465, Coimbra, Portugal
Died: 1540 (age 75 years), Rome, Italy
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