Pedro de Sintra

Pedro de Sintra also known as Pêro de Sintra was a Portuguese explorer.^[1] He was among the first Europeans to explore the West African coast. Around 1462 his expedition reached contemporary Sierra Leone and named it. Continuing their journey, they visited the Benin Empire.^[2]

References and notes

1. ^ Pedro de Sintra in Britannica encyclopaedia
2. ^ Zack-Williams, Alfred B. (2004). "Amistad and Education in The African Diaspora: The First in the Annual Amistad Lecture Series, CCSU". Africa Update XI (1). http://www.ccsu.edu/Afstudy/upd11-1.html. Retrieved 2007-02-03. 

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