Duarte Pacheco Pereira
Male, Deceased Person
1460 – 1533
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Who was Duarte Pacheco Pereira?
Duarte Pacheco Pereira, called the Portuguese Achilles by the poet Camões, was a Portuguese sea captain, soldier, explorer and cartographer. He travelled particularly in the central Atlantic Ocean west of the Cape Verde islands, along the coast of West Africa and to India. His accomplishments in strategic warfare, exploration, mathematics and astronomy were of an exceptional level.
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- Born
- 1460
Lisbon - Nationality
- Portugal
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Died
- 1533
Lisbon
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on July 23, 2013
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