Alexandre de Serpa Pinto

Explorer and soldier (1846–1900)

Alexandre de Serpa Pinto travelled at a period when the map still had blanks on it, and filled some of them.

The record lists Alexandre de Serpa Pinto as Explorer and soldier (1846–1900).

Alexandre de Serpa Pinto was born at Cinfães in 1846. His recorded nationality is Kingdom of Portugal.

Enlightenment expeditions carried naturalists and instruments; the Pacific was charted with chronometers and the intention of measuring, not merely claiming.

He is recorded as explorer and military personnel.

The record of exploration is also a record of the people already living in the places reached.

Recognition followed: state decoration and Founder’s Medal.

Alexandre de Serpa Pinto died in 1900, aged 54. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.

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