Diogo Gomes
Male, Deceased Person
1420 – 1485
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Who was Diogo Gomes?
Diogo Gomes, was a Portuguese navigator, explorer and writer. Diogo Gomes was a servant and explorer of Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator. His memoirs were dictated late in his life to Martin Behaim. They are an invaluable account of the Portuguese discoveries under Henry the Navigator, and one of the principal sources upon which historians of the era have drawn. He explored and ascended up the Gambia river and discovered some of the Cape Verde islands.
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- Born
- 1420
Lagos - Also known as
- 迪奥戈·戈梅斯
- Гомеш, Диогу
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Died
- 1485
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on July 23, 2013
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