Pedro de Sintra
Pedro de Sintra († 1484 in Guinea ), also known as Pêro de Sintra , Pedro da Cintra or Pedro da Sintra , was a Portuguese explorer of the 15th century . On one of his trips in 1460/61 he gave the mountain range on the Sierra Leone Peninsula the name Serra Lyoa (Portuguese for Lion Mountains ), which later extended to the entire surrounding coast.
On another expedition he reached the Kingdom of Benin and Nigeria .
De Sintra died in Guinea in 1484.
A report of one of his journeys has been passed down by the Venetian Alvise Da Mosto and was first published in 1507 as part of the anthology Paesi novamente retrovati ("Recently rediscovered countries") edited by Fracanzano da Montalboddo .
literature
- Ankenbauer, Norbert (2010): "I wanted to experience more about newer dyng". The language of the new in the Paesi novamente retrovati (Vicenza, 1507) and in its German translation (Nuremberg, 1508) . Berlin: Frank & Timme.
- Alfred B. Zack-Williams: Amistad and Education in The African Diaspora: The First in the Annual Amistad Lecture Series, CCSU . In: Africa Update . XI, No. 1, 2004. Retrieved February 3, 2007.
Web links
- Biography of Pedro de Sintra (Portuguese) from the Portuguese cultural institute Instituto Camões ( Memento from December 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sintra, Pedro de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese explorer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1484 |
| Place of death | Guinea |