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António de Abreu

1480 - 1514

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António de Abreu (c. 1480 – c. 1514) was a 16th-century Portuguese navigator and naval officer. He participated under the command of Afonso de Albuquerque in the conquest of Ormus in 1507 and Malacca in 1511, where he was injured. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of António de Abreu has received more than 81,917 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). António de Abreu is the 173rd most popular explorer (down from 131st in 2019), the 161st most popular biography from Portugal (down from 123rd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, António de Abreu ranks 173 out of 498. Before him are Niccolò de' Conti, James Bruce, Lancelotto Malocello, Henri Mouhot, Paulo da Gama, and Gaspar Corte-Real. After him are Simon Fraser, John Sutter, Anthony van Diemen, Jacob van Heemskerck, John Rolfe, and Hendrik Brouwer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1480, António de Abreu ranks 26. Before him are Juan de Grijalva, Stańczyk, Charlotte of Albret, Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, Sebastián de Belalcázar, and Herri met de Bles. After him are Pir Sultan Abdal, Giovanni Francesco Straparola, Pedro Damiano, Girolamo Savoldo, Girolamo Aleandro, and Antonio de Guevara. Among people deceased in 1514, António de Abreu ranks 7. Before him are Donato Bramante, Anne of Brittany, Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, György Dózsa, Hartmann Schedel, and Charlotte of Albret. After him are Anna of Brandenburg, and Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, António de Abreu ranks 161 out of 633. Before him are Álvaro Cunhal (1913), José Mendes Cabeçadas (1883), Gaspar Corte-Real (1450), Infanta Isabel Maria of Braganza (1801), Humberto Delgado (1906), and Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León (1178). After him are João de Barros (1496), Paulo Futre (1966), Afonso I, Duke of Braganza (1377), Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal (1125), Vítor Baía (1969), and Joaquim de Almeida (1957).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, António de Abreu ranks 20. Before him are João Vaz Corte-Real (1420), Gil Eanes (null), Pêro da Covilhã (1450), Pedro Mascarenhas (1484), Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (1455), and Gaspar Corte-Real (1450). After him are Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (1499), Bartolomeu Perestrello (1400), Estêvão Gomes (1484), Duarte Pacheco Pereira (1460), Nuno Tristão (1500), and Jorge Álvares (1401).

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