Fernão Mendes Pinto
Born c. 1510, Monte-mor-o-Velho, Portugal Died July 8, 1583, Near Lisbon, Portugal
Fernão Mendes Pinto’s action-packed life of adventure in the Far East is str...
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The first European to visit Japan was Portuguese adventurer Fernao Mendes Pinto (1509-1583), unjustly called the "Prince of Liars" because his book about his travels was so widely disbelieved by his c...
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Fernão Mendes Pinto is an important figure in the literary history of Portugal. He wrote only one text, but it is considered a literary masterpiece. Pinto's work describes his twenty-one years ...
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