Everything about Jorge Lvares totally explained
Jorge Álvares (died
July 8,
1521) is credited as the first
Portuguese explorer to have reached
China and
Hong Kong. The Fundação Jorge Álvares (Jorge Álvares Foundation), founded by
Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira prior to the handover of
Macau, got its name for also having reached there.
Exploration
In May
1513 Álvares sailed under the
Portuguese Malacca captain, Rui de Brito Patalim in a
junk from
Pegu. The expedition was accompanied by 5 other junks. Álvares himself was accompanied by 2 other Poruguese mariners.
Álvares made first contact on Asian soil in
Guangdong,
Southern China in May
1513. Upon landing, he raised a
Padrão from the king of
Portugal, where they landed on
Lintin Island in the
Pearl River estuary. Based on information from their captain, they were to expect to find trade. Soon after this, the Viceroy of the Estado da India dispatched
Rafael Perestrello—a cousin of
Christopher Columbus—
Álvares later joined the venture of establishing the settlements in
Tuen Mun,
Hong Kong around
1513 to
1514. This visit was followed by the establishment of a number of Portuguese trading centres in the area, which were eventually consolidated in
Macau. In
1517 the Portuguese settlers were in a battle with Imperial Chinese army troops in the region. There is a possibility that Álvares took part in the combat.
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