João Rodrigues travelled at a period when the map still had blanks on it, and filled some of them.
The record lists João Rodrigues as Portuguese missionary.
João Rodrigues was born at Sernancelhe in 1558. His recorded nationality is Kingdom of Portugal.
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 priest, missionary and linguist.
The record of exploration is also a record of the people already living in the places reached.
João Rodrigues died in 1633, aged 75. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Recorded as priest, missionary and linguist
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