Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa

1530 – 1592 Spain

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Who was Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa?

Spanish explorer

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Born

August 18, 1530

Alcalá de Henares

Died

1592

Lisbon

Nationality

Zodiac Sign

Leo

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