Baltasar Fernandes

Baltasar Fernandes
Statue of Baltasar in Sorocaba
Born
Baltasar Fernandes

c. 1580
Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Portuguese colony of Brazil
Diedc. 1667 (aged 86-87)
Sorocaba, São Paulo, Portuguese colony of Brazil
NationalityPortuguese
Known forFounder of Sorocaba

Captain Baltasar Fernandes (also spelled Baltazar or Balthazar) (c. 1580 - c. 1667) was a colonist of Captaincy of São Vicente who led the expeditions called Bandeiras into the interior seeking gold, silver, and iron. He was the founder and one of the first settlers of Sorocaba in 1654.

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