Tristão da Cunha

Portuguese explorer and naval commander

1460 CE to 1540 CE

Tristão da Cunha (sometimes misspelled Tristão d'Acunha; c. 1460 – c. 1540) is a Portuguese explorer and naval commander.

In 1514 he serves as ambassador from King Manuel I of Portugal to Pope Leo X leading a luxurious embassy presenting in Rome the new conquests of Portugal.

He later becomse a member of the Portuguese privy council.

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