Nuno Tristão
Nuno Tristão († 1446 around Cape Verde ) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer .
Life
As a protégé of Henry the Navigator , Tristão took part in four voyages of discovery. At least two of these trips took place with Antão Gonçalves , a relative of João Gonçalves Zarco , the rediscoverer of Madeira . In 1441 he commanded a ship that sailed to the Río de Oro and Cape Blanc . On this trip, the Portuguese brought the first African slaves to Portugal by force. In 1443 and 1444 he set sail again and reached Senegal . He called the area Terra dos Negros ("Land of the Blacks"). In 1446 he drove past Cape Verde and came to the Gambia . There he was fatally injured by poison arrows from the locals, whom he wanted to abduct as slaves with his people, and died on the way back near Cape Verde.
Whether it got as far as the Rio Geba in Guinea-Bissau , which was previously assumed, is a matter of dispute. In any case, the Îles Tristao in Guinea bear his name.
literature
- Duncan Castlereagh: Encyclopedia of Discovery and Exploration - The Great Age of Exploration , London, 1971.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Google Books: Terrae incognitae. A compilation and critical evaluation of the most important pre-Colubian voyages of discovery by Richard Hennig, 1956 excerpt from chapter 174: The discovery of Cape Verga, pages 121, 122
- ↑ Îles Tristao at Geonames
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tristão, Nuno |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tristão, Nunho; Tristan, Nuño |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese navigator and explorer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th century or 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1446 |
| Place of death | off the coast of today's Guinea-Bissau |