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António Fernandes (explorer)
António Fernandes may refer to: * Álvaro Fernandes, 15th Century Portuguese slave-trader and explorer * António Fernandes (explorer), (? - c. 1525) 16th century Portuguese explorer who traveled in Zambia and Zimbabwe * António Fernandes (Jesuit) António Fernandes (c. 1569 at Lisbon – 12 November 1642 at Goa) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary. Life About 1602 he was sent to India, whence two years later he went to Ethiopia, where he soon won favour with Emperor Susenyos. Sent o ... (c. 1569 - 1642), Portuguese Jesuit missionary * Antonio Fernandes (politician), Indian politician See also * Antonio Fernández (other) {{hndis, Fernandes, Antonio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álvaro Fernandes
Álvaro Fernandes (sometimes given erroneously as António Fernandes), was a 15th-century Portuguese explorer from Madeira, in the service of Henry the Navigator. He captained two important expeditions (in 1445 and 1446), which expanded the limit of the Portuguese discovery of the West African coast, probably as far as the northern borderlands of modern Guinea-Bissau. Álvaro Fernandes's farthest point (approximately Cape Roxo) would not be surpassed for ten years, until the voyage of Alvise Cadamosto in 1456. Background Álvaro Fernandes was the nephew João Gonçalves Zarco, discoverer and donatary captain of Funchal. Fernandes was brought up (as a page or squire) in the household of Portuguese Prince Henry the Navigator. 1st expedition In 1448, as part of a larger expedition mainly based in Lagos, Algarve, a small caravel fleet was assembled in Madeira. Two of the ships were outfitted by João Gonçalves Zarco, donatary of Funchal, who appointed his nephew, Álvaro Ferna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
António Fernandes (explorer)
António Fernandes may refer to: * Álvaro Fernandes, 15th Century Portuguese slave-trader and explorer * António Fernandes (explorer), (? - c. 1525) 16th century Portuguese explorer who traveled in Zambia and Zimbabwe * António Fernandes (Jesuit) António Fernandes (c. 1569 at Lisbon – 12 November 1642 at Goa) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary. Life About 1602 he was sent to India, whence two years later he went to Ethiopia, where he soon won favour with Emperor Susenyos. Sent o ... (c. 1569 - 1642), Portuguese Jesuit missionary * Antonio Fernandes (politician), Indian politician See also * Antonio Fernández (other) {{hndis, Fernandes, Antonio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Zimbabwe
Until roughly 2,000 years ago, what would become Zimbabwe was populated by ancestors of the San people. Bantu inhabitants of the region arrived and developed ceramic production in the area. A series of trading empires emerged, including the Kingdom of Mapungubwe and Kingdom of Zimbabwe. In the 1880s, the British South Africa Company began its activities in the region, leading to the colonial era in Southern Rhodesia. Following the Lancaster House Agreement of 1979 there was a transition to internationally recognized majority rule in 1980. The United Kingdom granted Zimbabwe independence on 18 April that year. In the 2000s Zimbabwe's economy began to deteriorate due to various factors, including the imposition of economic sanctions by western countries led by the United Kingdom and widespread corruption in government. Economic instability caused many Zimbabweans to emigrate. Prior to its recognized independence as Zimbabwe in 1980, the nation had been known by several names: Rho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
António Fernandes (Jesuit)
António Fernandes (c. 1569 at Lisbon – 12 November 1642 at Goa) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary. Life About 1602 he was sent to India, whence two years later he went to Ethiopia, where he soon won favour with Emperor Susenyos. Sent on missions for the king, Father Fernandes in 1613 was dispatched south to find a route to Malindi on the Indian Ocean. According to James Bruce, the Father first started for Gojjam with Fecur Egzie, a Catholic convert, and ten Portuguese companions. After obtaining guides for the region south of the Abay, they left Gojjam 15 April, made their way through the territory of the Gonga, through Bizamo and to Ennarea where they were warmly welcomed. After an audience with the Benero or king of Ennerea, who received them surprisingly coolly (due to the influence of an Ethiopian Orthodox monk who was opposed to the Father's journey) and sent them to Malindi by way of Bale. António Fernandes then became the first European to see the Gibe River, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Fernandes (politician)
Antonio Caetano "Tony" Fernandes of the Bharatiya Janata Party represents Santa Cruz in the Goa Legislative Assembly. He lives in Segundo Bairro, Santa Cruz, Goa. He won the elections on an Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ... ticket in 2017. He replaced incumbent MLA Atanasio Monserrate after he was expelled from the Indian National Congress party in 2015 for anti-party activities. He was one of the ten members of Indian National Congress who joined Bharatiya Janata Party in July 2019. Political career In 2017, Antonio Caetano Fernandes, was the preferred candidate for Indian National Congress, following the expulsion of Atanasio Monserrate in 2015. Antonio Fernandes won the Santa Cruz Assembly seat by defeating Rodolfo Fernandes who ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
