Francisco Álvares
Missionary, Author
1465 – 1540
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Who was Francisco Álvares?
Francisco Álvares was a Portuguese missionary and explorer. In 1515 he traveled to Ethiopia as part of the Portuguese embassy to emperor Lebna Dengel accompanied by returning Ethiopian ambassador Matheus. The embassy arrived only in 1520 to Ethiopia where he joined long sought Portuguese envoy Pêro da Covilhã. There he remained six years, returning to Lisbon in 1526-27 having written a report entitled Verdadeira Informação das Terras do Preste João das Indias.
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- Born
- 1465
Coimbra - Also known as
- Francisco Alvares
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Profession
- Died
- 1540
Rome
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on July 23, 2013
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