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Fernão Mendes Pinto (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃w ˈmẽdɨʃ ˈpĩtu]; c. 1509 – 8 July 1583) was a Portuguese explorer and writer. His voyages are recorded in Pilgrimage (Portuguese: Peregrinação), his autobiographical memoir, which was published posthumously in 1614.
Apr 2, 2024 · Fernão Mendes Pinto was a Portuguese adventurer and author of the Peregrinação (1614, “Peregrination”; Eng. trans. The Travels of Mendes Pinto), a literary masterpiece depicting the impression made on a European by Asian civilization, notably that of China, in the 16th century. Pinto went to India.
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Fernão Mendes Pinto (Montemor-o-Velho, 1510-1514 [1] — Pragal, Almada, 8 de julho de 1583) foi um escravo, mercador, pirata, corsário, jesuíta, missionário, [2] aventureiro e explorador português. Em 2011 foi homenageado, no ano em que se supôs ser o do 500.º aniversário do seu nascimento, numa Moeda comemorativa de 2 euros.
Jun 11, 2018 · Fernao Mendes Pinto. The first European to visit Japan was Portuguese adventurer Fernao Mendes Pinto, unjustly called the "Prince of Liars" because his book about his travels was so widely disbelieved by his contemporaries. Fernao Mendes Pinto was born in the Portuguese town of Montemor-o-Velho not far from the ancient university city of Coimbra.
May 10, 2022 · Chronicling adventures from Ethiopia to Japan, Travels covers twenty years of Mendes Pinto's odyssey as a soldier, a merchant, a diplomat, a slave, a pirate, and a missionary, and continues to overwhelm questions about its source with the sheer enjoyment of its narrative.
Fernão Mendes Pinto ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ fɨɾˈnɐ̃w ˈmẽdɨʃ ˈpĩtu]; c. 1509 – 8 July 1583) was a Portuguese explorer and writer. His voyages are recorded in Pilgrimage ( Portuguese: Peregrinação ), his autobiographical memoir, which was published posthumously in 1614.
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The selection below, taken from the diaries of Mendez Pinto, a Portuguese sailor captured by the Chinese, illustrates the early stages of contact between Europe and the East. Pinto was shipwrecked around 1537, and landed in the Chinese town of Sempitay.
