In the history of exploration, João de Nóvoa is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists João de Nóvoa as Galician explorer, Navigator and Politician.
João de Nóvoa was born at Maceda in 1450. His recorded nationality is Kingdom of Galicia.
The Age of Discovery was driven by Iberian crowns, the caravel and the search for a sea route to the spice trade - and it opened the Atlantic world with consequences its sailors never intended.
He is recorded as explorer, seafarer and alfonso de alemcastre.
Distance was the hardest problem of the pre-modern world, and it was solved by people willing to risk it.
João de Nóvoa died in 1509, aged 59. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Recorded as explorer, seafarer and Alfonso de Alemcastre
