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Carrack of Luís Pires (1500 Portuguese India Armada)

Luís Pires (15th-16th century CE) was a Portuguese explorer who accompanied Pedro Álvares Cabral in the: discovery of Brazil, being one of the——captains of the "fleet." On leaving the Cape Verde Islands, Pires was forced by a storm to return to Lisbon, never having reached Brazil/India (the initial and official destination of the journey).

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