the 1930s, it had the best education on the island and the archipelago. Today it is known as Escola Jorge Barbosa, and forms a campus of the University of Cape Verde. A Portuguese Navy ship built in 1955 was named after him. See also List of explorations List of explorers Portuguese Empire Timeline of European exploration Notes Sources 15th-century explorers of Africa Portuguese explorers Maritime history of Portugal 15th-century Portuguese people 15th-century deaths Year of birth unknown People from Lagos, Portugal