Pero de Ataíde
Pero de Ataíde | |
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Coat of Arms of the Ataíde family | |
| Born | c. 1450 |
| Died | 1504 |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation(s) | Explorer, navigator |
| Known for | Captain of the first permanent Portuguese fleet in the Indian Ocean |
| Father | Dom Pedro de Ataíde, Abbot of Penalva |
| Family | Ataíde |
Pero de Ataíde or Pedro d'Ataíde (d'Atayde, da Thayde), nicknamed O Inferno (Hell), "for the damage he did to the Moors in Africa", (c. 1450 – February/March, 1504, Mozambique Island) was a Portuguese sea captain in the Indian Ocean active in the early 1500s. He was briefly captain of the first permanent Portuguese fleet in the Indian Ocean, taking over from Vicente Sodré, and the author of a famous letter giving an account of its fate.