Fernão de Loronha
Male, Deceased Person
1470 – 1540
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Who was Fernão de Loronha?
Fernão de Loronha, whose name is often corrupted to Fernando de Noronha or Fernando della Rogna, was a prominent 16th-century Portuguese merchant of Lisbon, of Jewish descent. He was the first charter-holder, the first donatary captain in Brazil and sponsor of numerous early Portuguese overseas expeditions. The islands of Fernando de Noronha off the coast of Brazil, discovered by one of his expeditions and granted to Loronha and his heirs as a fief in 1504, are named after him.
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- Born
- 1470
- Also known as
- Fernao de Noronha
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Died
- 1540
Lisbon
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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