Francisco de Lacerda

Dr Francisco José de Lacerda e Almeida (1750-18 October 1798) was a Brazilian-Portuguese explorer in the 18th century.

"He spent ten years in Brazil, where he discovered new species of plants and animals, along with Indian tribes previously unknown to Europeans."[1]

In 1798, he led an expedition to the Kazembe region of Zambia.[1] After his death on this mission, the group was led by Francisco Pinto.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 de Lacerda e Almeida, Francisco José (1798). Instructions and Travel Diary that Governor Francisco Joze de Lacerda e Almeida Wrote about His Travel to the Center of Africa, Going to the River of Sena, in the Year of 1798. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  2. ↑ Northern Rhodesians Worldwide, Portuguese Expedition to Northern Rhodesia, 1798-99


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