Jean Alfonse

Jean Alfonse
Born
Jean Fonteneau, dit Alfonse de Saintonge

c. 1484
Portugal
DiedDecember 1544 (1545-01) (aged 60) or December 1549 (1550-01) (aged 65)
La Rochelle, France
NationalityPortuguese and French
Occupation(s)navigator, explorer and corsair
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Jean Fonteneau, dit Alfonse de Saintonge (also spelled Jean Allefonsce) or João Afonso in Portuguese (also spelled João Alfonso) (c. 1484 – December 1544 or 1549) was a Portuguese navigator, explorer and corsair, prominent in the European Age of Discovery. He had an early career in Portugal and later served the King of France.

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