Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Porto |
Portugal | |
Died | Praia Da Vitoria |
Portugal | |
Known for | Explorer of the coast of Western Sahara |
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ID | 3607684 |
Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia Life story
Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia was a 15th-century Portuguese nautical explorer. He explored much of the coast of Western Sahara in 1435–1436 on behalf of the Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator. He would later become one of the first colonists of Terceira Island in the Azores.