Note 531 — III The Sixteenth Century [1502-80] (continued 3)
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He himself says that he was born in the excellent city of Lisbon (Esmeraldo, iv. 6), and he was one of the captains sent out by João II to continue the discovery of the West Coast of Africa. In 1520-2 he was Governor of the fortress of S. Jorge da Mina, but his last years were spent in poverty.