Fernão do Pó

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Fernão do Pó was a 15th-century Portuguese navigator and explorer credited with the European discovery of the island in the Gulf of Guinea later known as Fernando Póo (now Bioko, Equatorial Guinea).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century explorer
Portuguese explorer
navigator
activeInCentury 15th century
associatedIslandCurrentName Bioko GENERATED
associatedIslandFormerName Fernando Pó GENERATED
Fernando Póo GENERATED
associatedWithModernCountry Equatorial Guinea NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED
discovered Bioko NERFINISHED
island later known as Fernando Póo
discoveryClaimedBy European sources
era Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery
ethnicGroup Portuguese
exploredRegion Gulf of Guinea NERFINISHED
West African coast
gender male
knownFor early Portuguese voyages along the African coast
languageOfName Portuguese
maritimePowerServed Portugal NERFINISHED
nameUsedForIsland Fernão do Pó NERFINISHED
navigatedFor Portuguese Crown NERFINISHED
notableFor European discovery of the island later called Fernando Póo
exploration of the Gulf of Guinea
occupation explorer
navigator

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Fernando Póo namedAfter Fernão do Pó
Fernando Póo discoveredBy Fernão do Pó