Pedro Mascarenhas

E531910

Pedro Mascarenhas was a 16th-century Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator whose voyages in the Indian Ocean led to the naming of the Mascarene Islands in his honor.

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instanceOf Portuguese explorer
colonial administrator
human
associatedWith Mascarene Islands NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 16th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Portuguese
exploredRegion Indian Ocean NERFINISHED
routes between Portugal and India
waters east of Africa
hasFamilyName Mascarenhas NERFINISHED
hasGivenName Pedro NERFINISHED
influenced Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean
knownFor association with the naming of the Mascarene Islands
languageSpoken Portuguese
militaryBranch Portuguese Navy NERFINISHED
namedAfter Pedro Mascarenhas NERFINISHED
nameLanguage Portuguese
notableEvent early European navigation in the southwestern Indian Ocean
notableFor service in the Portuguese Estado da Índia
voyages in the Indian Ocean
occupation colonial administrator
explorer
navigator
participatedIn Portuguese maritime exploration
partOf Age of Discovery NERFINISHED
positionHeld Portuguese colonial governor in Asia
administrator in Portuguese India
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male

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Mascarene Islands namedAfter Pedro Mascarenhas