Joćo da Nova
Explorer
Joćo da Nova was a Galician-born explorer in the service of Portugal. He is credited as the discoverer of Ascension and Saint Helena islands.
The Juan de Nova Island, in the Mozambique Channel, is named after him. The Farquhar atoll was, for a... Wikipedia
Born: 1460, Maceda, Spain
Died: July 16, 1509 (age 49 years), Kochi, India