Gonçalo Teixeira Correia

Gonçalo Teixeira Correia
Correia's route superimposed on a 17th-century map of China
Bornc. 1583
Died12 February 1632 (aged 48-49)
Dengzhou, Ming Empire
Allegiance Kingdom of Portugal
BranchArtillery
RankCaptain
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Teixeira and the second or paternal family name is Correia.

Gonçalo Teixeira Correia (c. 1583 – 12 February 1632) was a Portuguese artillery captain who led a mission across the Ming Empire to fight its Manchu invaders and train its army in the use of Western cannon. After he was killed defending Dengzhou (now Penglai) in Shandong from mutinous troops under Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, he was eulogized and honored by the Chinese, whose War Ministry granted him the posthumous rank of Assistant Regional Commander.

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