António de Andrade, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

António de Andrade

Jesuit priest/Portuguese explorer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1580

Place of Birth: Oleiros, Castelo Branco District, Portugal

Date of Death: 19-Mar-1634

Profession: priest, missionary, explorer

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Father António de Andrade (1580 – March 19, 1634) was a Jesuit priest and explorer from Portugal.
He entered the Society of Jesus in 1596.
From 1600 until his death in 1634 he was engaged in missionary activity in India.
Andrade was the first known European to have crossed the Himalayas and reached Tibet, establishing the first Catholic mission on Tibetan soil.