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Friday, May 18, 2012

Bento de Góis

Bento de Góis
Born 1562
Vila Franca do Campo, Azores, Kingdom of Portugal
Died April 11, 1607 (aged 44–45)
Suzhou, Gansu, China
Nationality Portuguese
Occupation Jesuit missionary brother, explorer
Known for First European to travel overland from India to China.