Duarte Barbosa

Duarte Barbosa was an explorer and writer (1480–1521). He was born at Lisbon and died at Cebu City.

Also recorded as Odoardo Barbosa.

Duarte Barbosa in brief

Born
1480
Died
1521
Known for
explorer and writer
Place of birth
Lisbon
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Odoardo Barbosa. His recorded language was Portuguese.

Other recorded relations include Ferdinand Magellan.

Catalogued works

12 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1866 to 3986.

pages from Livro das Coisas da Índia (o título do livro deve estar em Itálico) (copy), dated 3986, held by Macau Scientific and Cultural Centre Museum, inventory Inv. 12 R. Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the S. Book of Duarte Barbosa Vol. II. Description of the Coasts of East Africa And Malabar. Livro em que dá relação de que viu e ouviu no Oriente Duarte Barbosa. Livro do que viu e ouviu no Oriente. Description of the coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the beginning of the sixteenth century. The land of Malabar. Book of Duarte Barbos, dated 1921. A description of the coasts of East Africa and Malabar, dated 1866. A description of the coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the beginning of the sixteenth century, dated 1866. Livro em que dá relação do que viu e ouviu no Oriente Duarte Barbosa / introdução e notas de Augusto Reis Machado., dated 1946, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

Macau Scientific and Cultural Centre Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

13 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Le Livre de L’Inde de Duarte Barbosa (c. 1516), Convergência Lusíada, 2025. The Book of Duarte Barbosa., The Book of Duarte Barbosa, An Account of the Countries bordering on the Indian Ocean and their Inhabitants, 2017. The Book of Duarte Barbosa, An Account of the Countries bordering on the Indian Ocean and their Inhabitants, 2017. Duarte Barbosa’s Preface. 1, The Book of Duarte Barbosa, An Account of the Countries bordering on the Indian Ocean and their Inhabitants, 2017. The Book of Duarte Barbosa, Notes and Queries, 1921. Stress and Food Consumption Relationship in Hypertensive Patients, Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia. Updated Cardiovascular Prevention Guideline of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology - 2019, Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2019. Diretrizes Brasileiras de Hipertensão Arterial – 2020, Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2021. Semelhança e verossimilhança: horizontes da narrativa etnográfica, Mana, 2003. Brain compliance: a new assessment for clinical practice?, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2025. Blood Pressure Control and Anthropometric Differences in Afro-Descendants and Other Ethnic Groups in Hypertensive Brazilian Populations, Global Heart, 2025. I Posicionamento Brasileiro sobre Combinação de Fármacos Anti-Hipertensivos, Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2014. Identificação de Fenótipos de Hipertensão entre os Sexos: Um Estudo de Vida Real com 7.852 Pacientes em Tratamento, Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2025.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century — Internet Archive. A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar: In the Beginning of ... (1866) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 23 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1480Duarte Barbosa born at Lisbon.
  2. 1521Duarte Barbosa died at Cebu City.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Duarte Barbosa’s Preface. 1, The Book of Duarte Barbosa, An Account of the Countries bordering on the Indian Ocean and their Inhabitants, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Le Livre de L’Inde de Duarte Barbosa (c. 1516), Convergência Lusíada, 2025

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Open Library author record for Duarte Barbosa (Internet Archive), 13 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  4. 4.

    The Book of Duarte Barbosa, An Account of the Countries bordering on the Indian Ocean and their Inhabitants, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    The Book of Duarte Barbosa, Notes and Queries, 1921

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    The Book of Duarte Barbosa., The Book of Duarte Barbosa, An Account of the Countries bordering on the Indian Ocean and their Inhabitants, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 60 articles naming Duarte Barbosa.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 3 digitised items catalogued under Duarte Barbosa as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Duarte Barbosa.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1150753: Duarte Barbosa

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  11. 11.

    “Duarte Barbosa”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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