António Galvão

Portuguese administrator and historian
Person human Q2857742
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António Galvão

Summary

António Galvão is a human[1]. He was born in Lisbon[2]. He was born on 1490[3]. He died in Lisbon[4]. He died on January 1, 1557[5]. He worked as an explorer[6], historian[7], and captain[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • António Galvão was born in Lisbon[2].
  • António Galvão died in Lisbon[4].
  • António Galvão was born on 1490[3].
  • António Galvão died on January 1, 1557[5].
  • António Galvão held citizenship in Kingdom of Portugal[10].
  • Portuguese was António Galvão's native language[11].
  • António Galvão worked as an explorer[6].
  • António Galvão's professions included historian[7].
  • António Galvão's professions included captain[8].
  • António Galvão is recorded as male[12].
  • António Galvão's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • António Galvão's Commons category is recorded as António Galvão[14].
  • António Galvão's given name is recorded as Antonio[15].
  • António Galvão's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[16].

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Origins and Family

António Galvão was born in Lisbon[2]. He was born on 1490[3]. Portuguese was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer[6], historian[7], and captain[8].

Death and Burial

António Galvão died on January 1, 1557[5]. He died in Lisbon[4].

Why It Matters

António Galvão ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

Where was António Galvão born?

António Galvão's place of birth was Lisbon[2].

Where did António Galvão die?

António Galvão died in Lisbon[4].

What did António Galvão do for work?

António Galvão worked as explorer[6], historian[7], and captain[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Q125676339. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . National Library of Portugal. Retrieved . purl.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Reinheitsgebot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status as a creator Q71887839
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7763]]: [[Q71887839]], via https://mix-n-match.toolforge.org/#/entry/111229743 ;"
  2. 17d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation explorer, historian, captain
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32083|batch #32083]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (25)"
  3. 24d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Antonio
    Occupation explorer, historian, captain
    Instance of
    Languages spoken, written or signed Portuguese
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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