Brazza, Pierre (-Paul-François-Camille) Savorgnan de
- Brazza, Pierre (-Paul-François-Camille) Savorgnan de
(16 ene. 1852, cerca de Roma [Italia]-–14 sep. 1905, Dakar, Senegal, África Occidental Francesa).
Explorador y funcionario colonial francés. Nacido de una familia noble italiana establecida en Brasil, se incorporó a la armada de Francia y se nacionalizó francés. En 1875–78 exploró el río Ogooué (en el actual Gabón). Compitiendo con su contraparte angloestadounidense,
Henry Morton Stanley, fue enviado a explorar la región del río Congo. Allí estableció el Congo (
Medio) francés, exploró Gabón y fundó la ciudad de
Brazzaville (1883), agregando unos 500.000 km
2 (200.000 mi
2) al imperio colonial francés. Desde 1886 hasta 1897 dirigió una colonia establecida en ese lugar.
Enciclopedia Universal.
2012.
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