Eustache de la Fosse
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Eustache de la Fosse was a Flemish speaking French sailor and merchant from Tournai
, who traveled with Spanish sailors from Palos
to territories of West Africa (1479-1480) in what are now Guinea-Bissau
, some 12º latitude Nord over the Equatorial lane. He left a manuscript on his travel dated 1548 at the Valenciennes
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Tournai
Tournai is a Walloon city and municipality of Belgium located 85 kilometres southwest of Brussels, on the river Scheldt, in the province of Hainaut....
, who traveled with Spanish sailors from Palos
Palos de la Frontera
Palos de la Frontera is a town and municipality located in the southwestern Spanish province of Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is situated some from the provincial capital, Huelva...
to territories of West Africa (1479-1480) in what are now Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west....
, some 12º latitude Nord over the Equatorial lane. He left a manuscript on his travel dated 1548 at the Valenciennes
Valenciennes
Valenciennes is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It lies on the Scheldt river. Although the city and region had seen a steady decline between 1975 and 1990, it has since rebounded...
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