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Hans Staden

Hans Staden
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Hans Staden was a German soldier and explorer who voyaged to South America in the middle of the sixteenth century, where he was captured by the Tupinambá people of Brazil. He managed to survive and return safe to Europe.

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  1. Pedro Cieza de León1518 – July 2, 1554
  2. Pedro Menéndez de AvilésFebruary 15, 1519 – September 17, 1574
  3. Hans Staden (this page)1525–1579
  4. Anthony JenkinsonOctober 8, 1529 – February 16, 1611
  5. Juan Fernándezcirca 1529 – circa 1602
  6. Pedro Sarmiento de GamboaAugust 18, 1530 – 1592

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