Historical figures in Funchal
The atlas holds 3 people and 4 moments here, from 1478 to 1910. The most recorded lives are Christopher Columbus, Roald Amundsen and James Cook. Among them Explorers, Engineers and Inventors and Military Leaders, across the Age of Exploration.
Notable people
Christopher Columbus
from 1478 to 1498
2 moments here
Genoese navigator who completed four Castilian-sponsored Atlantic expeditions between 1492 and 1504.…
Roald Amundsen
in 1910
1 moment here
Norwegian polar explorer Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (1872–1928) led the first successful transit of the Northwest Passage, reached the South…
James Cook
in 1768
1 moment here
British naval officer, hydrographer and explorer whose surveys of Newfoundland and three Pacific voyages transformed European geographic knowledge of…
Moments
- 1478 Purchases sugar in Madeira Christopher Columbus
- 1498 Visits Madeira Christopher Columbus
- 1768 Sails from Funchal James Cook
- 1910 Reveals Antarctic plan at Funchal Roald Amundsen