Pêro de Ataíde
Male, Deceased Person
1450 – 1504
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Who was Pêro de Ataíde?
Pêro de Ataíde or Pedro d'Ataíde, nicknamed O Inferno, was a Portuguese sea captain in the Indian Ocean active in the early 1500s. He was briefly captain of the first permanent Portuguese fleet in the Indian Ocean, taking over from Vicente Sodré, and the author of a famous letter giving an account of its fate.
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- Born
- 1450
Kingdom of Portugal - Nationality
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Died
- 1504
Island of Mozambique
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on July 23, 2013
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