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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 29,128 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia is the 282nd most popular explorer, the 240th most popular biography from Portugal and the 26th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia ranks 282 out of 405. Before him are Alexander Dalrymple, Eduard von Toll, Francis Younghusband, Adolf Lüderitz, Wilfred Thesiger, and Yuri Lisyansky. After him are Gustav Adolf von Götzen, Edward S. Curtis, Francisco Moreno, Jens Munk, Grigory Potanin, and Lourenço Marques.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1415, Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia ranks 12. Before him are Jan Długosz, Joanot Martorell, Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Albert van Ouwater, John Argyropoulos, and Aristotele Fioravanti.  Among people deceased in 1481, Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia ranks 14. Before him are Barbara of Brandenburg, Marquise of Mantua, Agostino di Duccio, Charles IV of Anjou, Erik Axelsson Tott, Francesco Filelfo, and John I, Duke of Cleves.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia ranks 240 out of 555. Before him are Francisco Lázaro (1891), Infanta Maria Doroteia of Portugal (1739), Alexandre Herculano (1810), Francisco Pinto Balsemão (1937), Mário de Sá-Carneiro (1890), and John of Biclaro (540). After him are Jorge Mendes (1966), Antero de Quental (1842), Manuel Teixeira Gomes (1860), Amadeo de Souza Cardoso (1887), João César Monteiro (1939), and Fernando Couto (1969).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia ranks 26. Before him are Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (1455), Nuno Tristão (1500), Bento de Góis (1562), Jorge Álvares (1401), Estêvão Gomes (1484), and Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395). After him are Gonçalo Velho Cabral (1400), Alexandre de Serpa Pinto (1846), and George Grey (1812).

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