João Gonçalves Zarco

João Gonçalves Zarco was a Portuguese explorer who established settlements and recognition of the Madeira Islands, and was appointed first captain of Funchal by Henry the Navigator.

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Who was born first?

• João Gonçalves Zarco was born 5 years after Cristoforo Buondelmonti
• João Gonçalves Zarco was born 5 years before Niccolò de' Conti
• João Gonçalves Zarco was born 5 years before Tristão Teixeira
• João Gonçalves Zarco was born 10 years after Ma Huan
• João Gonçalves Zarco was born 23 years before Giosafat Barbaro

Timeline

1. Ma Huan1380–1460
2. Cristoforo Buondelmonticirca 1385 – circa 1430
3. João Gonçalves Zarco (this page)1390–1471
4. Niccolò de' Conticirca 1395 – 1469
5. Tristão Teixeiracirca 1395 – 1480
6. Giosafat Barbaro1413–1494

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