André Álvares de Almada

André Álvares de Almada
Bornc.1550
Santiago, Cape Verde
Diedafter 1603
Occupationwriter, captain, merchant

André Álvares de Almada (fl. 16th and 17th centuries) was a Cape Verdean writer, trader and explorer of mestiço (mixed) descent. He was one of the first recorded Cape Verdean writers.

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