Hermenegildo Capelo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Explorer and Portuguese Naval admiral
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Place of Birth: Palmela, Setúbal District, Portugal
About Hermenegildo Capelo
- Hermenegildo de Brito Capelo (Palmela, 1841 – Lisbon, 1917) was an officer in the Portuguese Navy and a Portuguese explorer, helping to chart territory between Angola and Mozambique in southern Central Africa that was unknown to Europeans in the 1870s and 1880s.
- Alongside Roberto Ivens, he is famous for being the first European to cross Central Africa from coast to coast between Angola and Mozambique. Hermenegildo Capelo later rose to become aide-de-camp to King Luis I of Portugal and afterwards to King Carlos I and, later still, vice-admiral.
- His military career ended in 1910 when King Manuel II of Portugal was exiled.
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