Pedro Álvares Cabral vs Piri Reis
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Compare the life timelines of Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467–1520) and Piri Reis (1465–1553) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 53 years, from 1467 to 1520.
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Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467–1520)
- — Born in Belmonte, Portugal Verified
- — Sent to the court of King Afonso V as a young noble Verified
- — Received an allowance as a fidalgo of the king's council Verified
- — Appointed commander-in-chief of the second Portuguese India fleet Verified
- — Departed Lisbon with a fleet of thirteen ships Verified
- — Made the European discovery of Brazil Verified
- — Lost four ships in a storm near the Cape of Good Hope Verified
- — Arrived at Calicut, India, and established trade Verified
- — Returned to Lisbon and later married Isabel de Castro Verified
- — Died at Santarém, Portugal Verified
Piri Reis (1465–1553)
- — Born in Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire Verified
- — Began seafaring under his uncle, the corsair Kemal Reis Verified
- — Entered official Ottoman naval service with Kemal Reis Verified
- — Drew his first world map, an early surviving map showing the Americas Verified
- — Presented his world map to Sultan Selim I in Egypt Verified
- — Completed the Kitab-i Bahriye (Book of Navigation) Verified
- — Produced his second world map Verified
- — Appointed commander of the Ottoman Indian Ocean fleet Verified
- — Led the Ottoman campaign against Portuguese-held Muscat and Hormuz Verified
- — Executed in Cairo Verified