Pedro Álvares Cabral

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Portuguese nobleman explorer human navigator

Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese navigator and fleet commander best known for leading the 1500 voyage that resulted in the European discovery of Brazil.

Aliases (1)

Álvares Cabral ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Portuguese nobleman → explorer → human → navigator →
allegiance	Kingdom of Portugal →
birthDate	c. 1467 → c. 1468 →
birthPlace	Belmonte, Portugal →
burialPlace	Santarem, Portugal →
claimedFor	Kingdom of Portugal →
claimedTerritory	Brazil →
commanded	second Portuguese India Armada →
commemoratedOn	Brazilian Discovery Day →
contemporaryOf	Vasco da Gama →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Portugal →
deathDate	c. 1520 →
deathPlace	Santarem, Portugal →
departureDate	9 March 1500 →
departurePort	Lisbon →
discovered	Brazil for Europe →
employer	Portuguese Crown →
era	Age of Discovery →
ethnicGroup	Portuguese →
expedition	Portuguese India Armada of 1500 →
familyName	Álvares Cabral →
fullName	Pedro Álvares Cabral →
givenName	Pedro →
hasImage	portrait of Pedro Álvares Cabral in Brazilian historical iconography →
hasMonument	Monument to Pedro Álvares Cabral in Belmonte → statue in Rio de Janeiro →
influenced	Portuguese colonization of Brazil →
landedOn	coast of present-day Brazil →
landfallDate	22 April 1500 →
languageSpoken	Portuguese →
metIndigenousPeople	Tupiniquim →
militaryRank	commander →
nobleTitle	fidalgo →
notableFor	being regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil → commanding a fleet to India for the Portuguese Crown → leading the 1500 Portuguese expedition that reached Brazil →
occupation	explorer → military commander → navigator →
partOf	Portuguese maritime expansion →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
servedUnder	King Manuel I of Portugal →
spouse	Isabel de Castro →
subjectOf	numerous historical studies on the discovery of Brazil →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Portuguese Empire →	explorer
Pedro Álvares Cabral ("Álvares Cabral") →	familyName
Portuguese America →	firstLandfallBy
Pedro Álvares Cabral →	fullName
Portuguese Crown →	notableExplorerSponsored
Cochin →	visitedBy