João de Barros
João de Barros | |
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| Born | 1496 Viseu, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 20 October 1570 (aged 73–74) Santiago de Litém, Pombal, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Occupation | Historian, factor at the Casa da Índia |
| Notable works | Decades of Asia, Chronicle of Emperor Clarimund |
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João de Barros (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w dɨ ˈβaʁuʃ]; 1496 – 20 October 1570), nicknamed the "Portuguese Livy", is one of the first great Portuguese historians, most famous for his Décadas da Ásia (Decades of Asia), a history of the Portuguese in India, Asia, and southeast Africa.