Álvaro Caminha (Álvaro de Caminha)
Portuguese explorer
Álvaro Caminha was appointed by King John II of Portugal in 1492 Captain-major – the third – of the Portuguese colony of São Tomé and Príncipe which had been discovered 22 years earlier.
He was a knight of the king's household. Wikipedia
Born: Kingdom of Portugal
Died: April 28, 1499, Sao Tome Island, São Tomé and Príncipe