Francisco Serrão
Male, Deceased Person
– 1521
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Who was Francisco Serrão?
Francisco Serrão was a Portuguese explorer and a cousin of Ferdinand Magellan. His 1512 voyage was the first known European sailing east past Malacca through Indonesia and the Indies. He became a member of the Sultan Bayan Sirrullah, the ruler of Ternate, becoming his personal advisor. He remained in Ternate where he died around the same time Magellan died.
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- Also known as
- Francisco Serrao
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Died
- 1521
Ternate
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on July 23, 2013
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