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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mascarene Islands | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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