MILITARY PERSONNEL

Estácio de Sá

1520 - 1567

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Estácio de Sá (1520 – 20 February 1567) was a Portuguese soldier and officer. Sá travelled to the colony of Brazil on the orders of the Portuguese crown to wage war on the French colonists commanded by Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon. These French colonists had established themselves in 1555 at Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, in a settlement known as France Antarctique. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Estácio de Sá has received more than 45,808 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Estácio de Sá is the 1,721st most popular military personnel, the 317th most popular biography from Portugal and the 4th most popular Portuguese Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Estácio de Sá ranks 1,721 out of 2,058. Before him are Sefer Halilović, Juan Aldama, Guo Boxiong, Mikhail Mizintsev, William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, and Frederick Browning. After him are Bartolina Sisa, Friedrich von Scholtz, Fernand de Langle de Cary, Philippicus, Neil Ritchie, and Dmitry Lavrinenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1520, Estácio de Sá ranks 26. Before him are Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski, Giovanni Animuccia, Isabella di Morra, Jorge de Montemor, Girolamo Cassar, and Adam Bohorič. After him are Wacław of Szamotuły, and Hans Eworth. Among people deceased in 1567, Estácio de Sá ranks 12. Before him are Michael Stifel, Marin Držić, Girolamo Priuli, Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Juan Bautista de Toledo, and Ligier Richier. After him is Gómez Pereira.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Estácio de Sá ranks 317 out of 633. Before him are Elisa Ferreira (1955), Florbela Espanca (1894), Afonso Costa (1871), Rui Patrício (1988), Ricardo Sá Pinto (1972), and Raul Meireles (1983). After him are Pedro Santana Lopes (1956), James of Portugal (1433), Beto (1982), Nelo Vingada (1953), Diogo Lopes de Sequeira (1465), and Rafael Leão (1999).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Portugal

Among military personnels born in Portugal, Estácio de Sá ranks 4. Before him are Cristóvão da Gama (1516), Pedro Teixeira (1585), and Infante João, Duke of Beja (1842). After him are Diogo Lopes de Sequeira (1465).

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