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Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia

1415 - 1481

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Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia was a 15th-century Portuguese nautical explorer. He explored much of the coast of Western Sahara in 1435–1436 on behalf of the Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia has received more than 31,687 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia is the 290th most popular explorer (down from 281st in 2019), the 250th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 239th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 1.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia ranks 290 out of 498. Before him are Wilfred Thesiger, Otto Finsch, Freya Stark, Aleksei Chirikov, Henricus Martellus Germanus, and Douglas Mawson. After him are Eusebio Kino, Edward Wilson, Robert Hermann Schomburgk, Lourenço Marques, Semyon Chelyuskin, and Louis Jolliet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1415, Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia ranks 13. Before him are Joanot Martorell, John Argyropoulos, Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Albert van Ouwater, Aristotele Fioravanti, and John II, Count of Nevers. After him is Yunus Khan. Among people deceased in 1481, Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia ranks 14. Before him are Agostino di Duccio, Barbara of Brandenburg, Marquise of Mantua, Erik Axelsson Tott, John I, Duke of Cleves, Charles IV of Anjou, and Francesco Filelfo. After him is Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia ranks 250 out of 633. Before him are Damião de Góis (1502), João César Monteiro (1939), Vasco de Almeida e Costa (1932), John of Biclaro (540), Carlos do Carmo (1939), and Maria de Medeiros (1965). After him are Amadeo de Souza Cardoso (1887), Rosa Mota (1958), José Policarpo (1936), Pedro da Fonseca (1528), Duarte Barbosa (1480), and José Peseiro (1960).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia ranks 29. Before him are Estêvão Gomes (1484), Duarte Pacheco Pereira (1460), Nuno Tristão (1500), Jorge Álvares (1401), Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395), and João Fernandes Lavrador (1453). After him are Fernão de Loronha (1470), Bento de Góis (1562), Martim Afonso de Sousa (1500), Alexandre de Serpa Pinto (1846), Gonçalo Velho Cabral (1400), and Miguel Corte-Real (1448).

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