Christopher de Haro
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Christopher de Haro
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Cristóbal de Haro was a Castilian financier and merchant from Burgos, famous for having provided funding for the Magellan-Elcano expedition. Born in Burgos, Haro was based in Lisbon since 1505. After 1513, he became upset with the Portuguese crown and returned to Castile, plotting with Portuguese exiles Ferdinand Magellan and Ruy Faleiro and with the Spanish minister Juan Rodríguez de Fonseca an expedition to the Spice Islands sailing westward. As a financier and representative of the Fuggers he
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Castilian-Portuguese merchant known for backing Magellan and Elcano's voyages
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2023-01-12T12:12:52Z
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