João de Barros
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Portuguese historian
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- Bachelors History University of Coimbra
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Why Is João de Barros Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, João de Barros , nicknamed the "Portuguese Livy", is one of the first great Portuguese historians, most famous for his , a history of the Portuguese in India, Asia, and southeast Africa. Early years João de Barros was born in Viseu, Portugal around 1496. He was the illegitimate son of Lopo de Barros, a squire in the royal household of Manuel I of Portugal and a holder of various judicial posts. Nothing is known of his mother. At a young age his father died and he was placed into service at the royal household, where he became a page to the heir apparent, Dom João, the future João III of Portugal.
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