Pedro Mascarenhas
D. Pedro Mascarenhas was a Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator. He was the first European to discover the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean in 1512. Wikipedia
Born: 1470, Mértola, Portugal
Died: June 16, 1555 (age 85 years), Goa, India
Nationality: Portuguese
Parents: Fernão Martins de Mascarenhas