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25 de mai. de 2024 · John II entrusted command of a new expedition to Dias. In 1486 rumour arose of a great ruler, the Ogané, far to the east, who was identified with the legendary Christian ruler Prester John. John II then sent Pêro da Covilhã and one Afonso Paiva overland to locate India and Abyssinia and ordered Dias to find the southern limit of ...
- Duarte Pacheco Pereira
Duarte Pacheco Pereira (flourished 16th century) was a...
- Paulo Dias de Novais
In Southern Africa: The Portuguese in west-central Africa...
- St. Blaise
Begun in the 16th century, the blessing of St. Blaise is a...
- Duarte Pacheco Pereira
16 de mai. de 2024 · Dive into the legend of Prester John, a medieval king whose mythical realm captivated explorers and shaped history. 🌍📜 #HistoryMysteries #MedievalLegends #ExplorerTales #AncientMyths...
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22 de mai. de 2024 · 🌟 Unveiling Prester John: The Myth and MysteryPart-1In this mesmerizing journey, we delve into the enigmatic legend of Prester John, a medieval European myt...
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28 de mai. de 2024 · Da Gama learned that they traded with Arab merchants and that four Arab vessels laden with gold, jewels, silver, and spices were then in port; he was also told that Prester John, the long-sought Christian ruler, lived in the interior but held many coastal cities.
- Although his exact birth date is unknown, Vasco da Gama was the third son of Estêvão da Gama, a minor provincial nobleman who was commander of the...
- Vasco da Gama was best known for being the first to sail from Europe to India by rounding Africa’s Cape of Good Hope. Over the course of two voyage...
- During Vasco da Gama’s first voyage, he carried padrões (stone pillars) as marks of discovery. He erected one on an island near Mossel Bay, South A...
7 de mai. de 2024 · The relationship between Ethiopia and Prester John, the mythical ruler from the East searched for by the Latin Christians of Europe since the twelfth century, is long established in scholarship for the period between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Há 5 dias · J. Presper Eckert, American engineer and coinventor with John Mauchly of the first general-purpose electronic computer,the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), a digital machine that was the prototype for most computers in use today. Learn more about Eckert’s life.
