João de Barros, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

João de Barros

Portuguese historian

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Viseu, Viseu District, Portugal

Date of Death: 20-Oct-1570

Profession: writer, historian, linguist

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

João de Barros (Portuguese pronunciation: [?u'?~w~ d? 'ba?u?]) (1496 – 20 October 1570), called the Portuguese Livy, is one of the first great Portuguese historians, most famous for his Décadas da Ásia ("Decades of Asia"), a history of the Portuguese in India, Asia, and southeast Africa.