Afonso de Paiva (c. 1460 - c. 1490), born as
João Afonso de Aveiro, was a
Portuguese diplomat and
explorer of
Ethiopia and
Barbary Coast together with
Pêro da Covilhã. According to
James Bruce, Afonso left Pêro da Covilhã at
Aden, and proceeded to
Suakin where he hoped to join a caravan to his destination. The further details of his life are not recorded, Bruce writes, "only that De Paiva, attempting his journey this way, lost his life, and was never more heard of."
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