D. Diogo Rodrigues D. Diogo Roiz (c.1490-1501; Lagos Portugal – †21 April 1577; Colva Goa) was a Portuguese explorer of the Indian Ocean who begin sailing as an ordinary helmsman under the command of Dom Pedro Mascarenhas to Goa. They sailed from the Cape of Good Hope eastward into little-known waters of the newly discovered route to Goa.
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birth date
1500-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Portugal, Lagos Portugal, Kingdom of Portugal
buried place
Igreja da Nossa Senhora de Neves, Goa
death date
1577-04-21
death place
Portuguese Empire, Colva, Goa
occupation
Sea captain, Helmsman, List of governors of Portuguese India, Exploration
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