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FernĂŁo Pires de Andrade
Captain FernĂŁo Pires de Andrade (also spelled as FernĂŁo Perez de Andrade) was a Portuguese merchant and official under the explorer and Malacca governor Alfonso d'Albuquerque. His encounter with Chinese Ming Dynasty marked the start of European connection to China in near-modern times.
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