Pedro Teixeira
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- For the Portuguese cartographer, see Pedro Teixeira Albernaz.
Pedro Teixeira (born in Cantanhede, unknown date, d. 1640) was a Portuguese explorer commissioned by the governor of Maranhão to explore the Amazon in 1637. In 1638, he became the first European to travel up the river, reaching Quito by way of the Napo River. He returned down the river, bringing with him the two Jesuit priests Cristóbal de Acuña, who wrote a chronicle of the exploration, and Andres de Artieda, both having been delegated by the viceroy of Peru to accompany him.
