Gonçalo Coelho
Gonçalo Coelho | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1451 or 1454 |
| Died | 1512 |
| Occupation | Navigator |
Gonçalo Coelho (
explorer who belonged to a prominent family in northern Portugal. He commanded two expeditions (1501–02 and 1503–04) which explored much of the coast of Brazil.[1]
Biography
In 1501 Coelho was sent on an expedition to follow up on
Coelho again sailed from Lisbon on 10 May 1503, this time with a fleet of six sail. Vespucci once more accompanied him, now as captain of one of the ships. After stopping at the
logwood. They left twenty-four men at the fort to load more logwood, and sailed for Lisbon, which they reached on 28 June 1504.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Morison, Samuel (1974). The European Discovery of America: The Southern Voyages, 1492–1616. New York: Oxford University Press.
- ^ [1] Archived 2018-12-15 at the Wayback Machine The Invention of America. Indiana University Press. pp. 106–107, by Edmundo O'Gorman
- ^ The flagship was lost shortly after reaching 25°; while the other had to be burned off the coast of Sierra Leone in May 1502 (Morison (1974), pp. 280–84).
- ISBN 979-8-88676-403-1