Person

Tristão da Cunha

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1506

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Tristão da Cunha, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Sighting of Tristan da Cunha by Tristão da Cunha

    1506

    Role: Portuguese explorer and naval commander

    1. 1506 · Tristan da Cunha archipelagoSighting and Naming of the Islands

      Tristão da Cunha sights the islands in 1506 and names the main island after himself despite rough seas preventing a landing.

Sources

  1. Tristão da Cunha Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-24