Diogo Fernandes Pereira

Diogo Fernandes Pereira
Diogo Fernandes Pereira
Born	15th century; Setúbal, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	16th century; Unknown
Nationality	Portuguese
Occupation(s)	Explorer, navigator
Known for	First European to visit the island of Socotra in 1503 and the discoverer of the Mascarenes archipelago.; First European to sail east of Madagascar island ('outer route' to the East Indies)

Diogo Fernandes Pereira, sometimes called simply Diogo Fernandes, was a Portuguese 16th-century navigator, originally from Setúbal, Portugal. Diogo Fernandes was the first known European captain to visit the island of Socotra in 1503 and the discoverer of the Mascarenes archipelago (Réunion, Mauritius, and Rodrigues) in 1507.^[1] He may also have been the first European to sail east of Madagascar island ('outer route' to the East Indies).

^ Clara Pinto Correia (2003) Return of the crazy bird: the sad, strange tale of the Dodo. New York: Springer.

[1] Clara Pinto Correia (2003) Return of the crazy bird: the sad, strange tale of the Dodo. New York: Springer.

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Diogo Fernandes Pereira
Born	15th century Setúbal, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	16th century Unknown
Nationality	Portuguese
Occupation(s)	Explorer, navigator
Known for	First European to visit the island of Socotra in 1503 and the discoverer of the Mascarenes archipelago. First European to sail east of Madagascar island ('outer route' to the East Indies)