Gaspar Correia

Gaspar Correia
Born1492
Portugal
Diedc. 1563
Goa, Portuguese India
NationalityPortuguese
OccupationHistorian

Gaspar Correia (1492[1] – c. 1563 in Goa) was a Portuguese historian considered a Portuguese Polybius. He authored Lendas da Índia (Legends of India), one of the earliest and most important works about Portuguese rule in Asia.[2][3]

  1. ^ de Andrade, António Alberto Banha (1977). Gaspar Correia: inédito. University of Coimbra. p. 6.
  2. ^ Gaspar Corrêa, [1] "The three voyages of Vasco da Gama: and his viceroyalty", Introduction, Adamant Media Corporation, 2001, ISBN 1-4021-9543-5
  3. ^ Ana Paula Avelar, "Gorreia, Gaspar" Archived 2018-06-14 at the Wayback Machine, in CHAM Letra