Duarte Barbosa
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Lisbon |
| Portugal | |
| Date of died | May 1,1521 |
| Died | Cebu |
| Philippines | |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Parents | Ferdinand Magellan |
| Uncles | Aires de Magalhães |
| Duarte de Sousa | |
| Diogo de Sousa | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 977492 |
Duarte Barbosa Life story
Duarte Barbosa was a Portuguese writer and officer from Portuguese India. He was a scrivener in a factory in Cannanore, and an interpreter of the local language, Malayalam. Barbosa wrote the Book of Duarte Barbosa c. 1516, making it one of the earliest examples of Portuguese travel literature.
