Nicolau Coelho
Male, Deceased Person
1460 – 1502
Photo Credit »
89 Views
Who was Nicolau Coelho?
Nicolau Coelho was an expert Portuguese navigator and explorer during the age of discovery. He participated in the discovery of the route to India by Vasco da Gama where he commanded Berrio, the first caravel to return; was captain of a ship in the fleet headed by Pedro Álvares Cabral who landed in Brazil. He died at sea, possibly off the coast of Mozambique, while returning from India in the 5th Portuguese Armada with Francisco de Albuquerque.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Nicolau Coelho." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/nicolau_coelho>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Nicolau Coelho biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In