João de Santarém
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João de Santarém (15th century) was a Portuguese explorer who discovered São Tomé (in December 21, 1471), Annobón (in January 1472) and PrÃncipe (January 17, 1472) together with Pêro Escobar, he also discovered the town of Sassandra in Ivory Coast in 1471 and in 1472 explored the African land from Ghana up to the Niger Delta.[1] From 1484 he was captain of Alcatrazes (around Santiago or Brava) in Cape Verde.
See also
- European exploration of Africa#Portuguese expeditions
References
- ↑ Albertino Francisco, Nujoma Agostinho, Exorcising Devils from the Throne: São Tomé and PrÃncipe in the Chaos of Democratization, p.28, (2011) ISBN 9780875868486
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