Francisco de Lacerda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Francisco de Lacerda

Portuguese explorer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: São Paulo, Brazil

Date of Death: 18-Oct-1798

Profession: astronomer, mathematician, explorer

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Francisco de Lacerda

  • Dr Francisco José de Lacerda e Almeida (1753-18 October 1798) was a colonial Brazilian-born Portuguese explorer in the 18th century. He was son of the Portuguese captain José António de Lacerda and Francisca de Almeida Pais. "He spent ten years in Brazil, where he discovered new species of plants and animals, along with Indian tribes previously unknown to Europeans."In 1798, he led a Portuguese expedition to the Kazembe region of Zambia.
  • After his death on this mission, the group was led by Francisco Pinto.

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