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Martim Afonso de Sousa

1500 - 1564

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Martim Afonso de Sousa (c. 1500 – 21 July 1564) was a Portuguese fidalgo, explorer and colonial administrator. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martim Afonso de Sousa has received more than 81,846 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Martim Afonso de Sousa is the 325th most popular explorer, the 280th most popular biography from Portugal and the 32nd most popular Portuguese Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 82k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Martim Afonso de Sousa ranks 325 out of 498. Before him are Helge Ingstad, Dmitry Laptev, Thorvald Asvaldsson, Pedro Tafur, William Clark, and Bento de Góis. After him are Alexander Dalrymple, Grímur Kamban, Louise Arner Boyd, Friedrich Welwitsch, Louis de Freycinet, and Pyotr Beketov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1500, Martim Afonso de Sousa ranks 48. Before him are Robert de Nola, Pedro Reinel, Ligier Richier, Corneille de Lyon, Caupolicán, and Theodore Bibliander. After him are João de Castro, Álvaro Fernandes, Lope de Rueda, Leonardo III Tocco, Joachim Camerarius, and Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón. Among people deceased in 1564, Martim Afonso de Sousa ranks 12. Before him are Pierre Belon, Rani Durgavati, Sabina of Bavaria, Charles Estienne, Giovanni da Udine, and Theodore Bibliander. After him are Maurice Scève, and Éléonore de Roye.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Martim Afonso de Sousa ranks 280 out of 633. Before him are Antero de Quental (1842), Bernardo Silva (1994), Pêro Vaz de Caminha (1450), Francisco Pinto Balsemão (1937), Bento de Góis (1562), and Infante João, Duke of Beja (1842). After him are José Augusto (1937), Vítor Pereira (1968), João de Castro (1500), Marcos Portugal (1762), Pedro Passos Coelho (1964), and João Pinto (1971).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Martim Afonso de Sousa ranks 32. Before him are Jorge Álvares (1401), Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395), João Fernandes Lavrador (1453), Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia (1415), Fernão de Loronha (1470), and Bento de Góis (1562). After him are Alexandre de Serpa Pinto (1846), Gonçalo Velho Cabral (1400), Miguel Corte-Real (1448), Lourenço de Almeida (1480), and George Grey (1812).

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