Pedro Mascarenhas

D. Pedro Mascarenhas was a Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator. He was the first European to discover the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean in 1512.

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Who was born first?

• Pedro Mascarenhas was born 1 year before Hernán Cortés
• Pedro Mascarenhas was born 3 years before Pedro de Mendoza
• Pedro Mascarenhas was born 4 years after Duarte Barbosa
• Pedro Mascarenhas was born 4 years before Ferdinand Columbus
• Pedro Mascarenhas was born 4 years after Ferdinand Magellan

Timeline

1. Duarte Barbosa1480 – May 1, 1521
2. Ferdinand Magellancirca 1480 – April 27, 1521
3. Pedro Mascarenhas (this page)1484 – June 23, 1555
4. Hernán Cortés1485 – December 2, 1547
5. Pedro de Mendoza1487 – June 23, 1537
6. Ferdinand ColumbusAugust 15, 1488 – July 12, 1539

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