Francisco Álvares

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Gender	Male
Born	Coimbra
	Portugal
Died	Rome
	Italy
Books	The Prester John of the Indies
	The Prester John of the India
	Narrative of the Portuguese embassy to Abyssinia during the years 1520-1527
Date of Reg.	2022-06-22 13:18:53
Date of Upd.	2023-05-11 18:03:34
ID	3792236

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Francisco Álvares Life story

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.