Person1524–1580
Luís de Camões
Portugal’s greatest poet, author of the national epic The Lusiads; he spent seventeen years as a soldier and official in the East.
- Dates
- between 1524 and 1525 – 10 June 1580
- Events
- 2 events
- Regions
- South Asia, Western and Central Europe
- In the threads
- History of Portugal since the Battle of Aljubarrota
Events
- Garcia de Orta’s Colloquies on the Simples and Drugs of India10 April 1563 · South Asia
- Publication of The Lusiads1572 · Western and Central Europe