Pedro ÁLvares Cabral
c. 1467-1520
Portuguese navigator who is credited with the discovery of Brazil. Cabral was born into a family of great privilege, held in high esteem among the Portuguese roy...
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Pedro Álvares Cabral
Born c. 1467, Belmonte, Portugal Died c. 1520, Santarém, Portugal
Around the turn of the fifteenth century, great geographical discoveries had been made that opene...
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Pedro Álvares Cabral (ca. 1467-1520) was a Portuguese navigator who discovered Brazil on a voyage to India.Born on the family estate in Belmonte, Pedro Álvares Cabral grew up close to th...
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