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Pedro Álvares Cabral
Pedro Álvares Cabral | |
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Pedro Álvares Cabral wearing plate armor in a 19th century lithograph. No contemporary portraits of Cabral are known to exist. | |
| Born | 1467 or 1468 Belmonte, Portugal |
| Died | 1520 (aged 52–53) Santarém, Portugal |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Other names | Pero Álvares Cabral Pedr'Álváres Cabral Pedrálvares Cabral Pedraluarez Cabral |
| Occupation | Fleet commander for the Kingdom of Portugal |
| Spouse | Isabel de Castro |
| Children | Fernão Álvares Cabral António Cabral Catarina de Castro Guiomar de Castro Isabel Leonor |
Pedro Álvares Cabral (c.
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1467 or 1468 Belmonte – c. 1520 Santarém) was a Portuguese nobleman, navigator and explorer who was the first European to see Brazil (on 22 April 1500).
King Manuel I of Portugal sent Cabral on an expedition to India.
Cabral sailed on 9 March 1500, with 13 ships, following the route of Vasco da Gama. On 22 April 1500, he sighted land (Brazil), claiming it for the