João José Vaz (9 March 1859, in Setúbal – 17 February 1931, in Lisbon) was a Portuguese painter and decorator who specialized in maritime subjects. In... 5 KB (451 words) - 06:12, 23 August 2022 |
João Vaz Corte-Real (c. 1420 – 1496) was a Portuguese sailor, claimed by some accounts to have been an explorer of a land called Terra Nova do Bacalhau... 7 KB (574 words) - 03:46, 22 April 2024 |
Camões family (section João Vaz de Camões) of João Gonçalves Zarco), and had: António Vaz de Camões, who succeeded in his father's house and married Dona Isabel de Castro, daughter of Dom João de... 17 KB (2,662 words) - 00:08, 18 March 2024 |
of the last to use the Portuguese title of rico homem, was the son of João Vaz de Almada (born around 1360) and his wife, Joana Anes. The Almadas were... 15 KB (2,056 words) - 00:59, 9 September 2023 |
Tristão Vaz Teixeira (c. 1395–1480) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer who, together with João Gonçalves Zarco and Bartolomeu Perestrelo, was the... 3 KB (236 words) - 00:15, 18 April 2024 |
crew of Didrik Pining, John Scolvus, Hans Pothorst, Álvaro Martins, and João Vaz Corte-Real in 1472 was granted lands in the Azores by the king of Portugal... 2 KB (196 words) - 21:48, 24 April 2024 |
islands João Grego, explorer of the African coast João Infante, explorer of the African coast João Vaz Corte-Real, explorer of North America Lopes Gonçalves... 30 KB (3,248 words) - 01:52, 13 April 2024 |
politician Gail Vaz-Oxlade, Canadian writer and TV personality Herkley Vaz, Jamaican footballer João Vaz Corte-Real, Portuguese explorer João Vaz, Portuguese... 2 KB (233 words) - 00:05, 16 December 2021 |
João Gonçalves Zarco (c. 1390 – 21 November 1471) was a Portuguese explorer who established settlements and recognition of the Madeira Islands, and was... 6 KB (611 words) - 18:58, 11 December 2023 |
The ship is named in honor of the explorers of the Corte-Real family: João Vaz Corte-Real, Gaspar Corte-Real, Miguel Corte-Real, and Vasco Anes Corte-Real... 4 KB (113 words) - 11:36, 23 January 2023 |
João Fernandes Lavrador (1453–1501) (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w fɨɾˈnɐ̃dɨʒ lɐvɾɐˈðoɾ]) was a Portuguese explorer of the late 15th century. He was... 3 KB (303 words) - 06:44, 7 April 2024 |
Atlantic and later the African coast. He is claimed to have accompanied João Vaz Corte-Real on an undocumented expedition to Terra Nova do Bacalhau (literally... 7 KB (274 words) - 22:06, 3 May 2024 |
during the Age of Exploration, in the 16th century. During this time, João Vaz Corte-Real and his sons Gaspar Corte-Real and Miguel Corte-Real notably... 8 KB (974 words) - 16:20, 3 November 2023 |
Meadows in Newfoundland. c. 1450: Norse colony in Greenland dies out. 1473: João Vaz Corte-Real perhaps reaches Newfoundland; writes about the "Land of Cod... 14 KB (1,432 words) - 17:40, 19 April 2024 |
region. Estêvão da Gama married Isabel Sodré, a daughter of João Sodré (also known as João de Resende), scion of a well-connected family of English origin... 58 KB (7,438 words) - 11:42, 12 May 2024 |
court administered by the Sultan of Ternate himself. His family ties with João Serrão remain unclear in the historiography of Portuguese expeditions to... 8 KB (841 words) - 18:58, 10 November 2022 |
expedition and was believed to be lost at sea. Miguel Corte-Real was a son of João Vaz Corte-Real and a brother of explorer Gaspar Corte-Real, members of the... 5 KB (524 words) - 03:42, 22 April 2024 |
war with Spain. Diogo Cão was selected to lead João's first voyage of exploration in 1482. When João II restarted the work of Henry the Navigator, he... 12 KB (1,463 words) - 01:21, 16 April 2024 |
be just Shag Rocks. Bacalao 1472 Gaspar Frutuoso noted its discovery by João Vaz Corte-Real in 1472 in Saudades da Terra. Bale of Cotton 1767 A rock in... 37 KB (1,045 words) - 08:42, 9 April 2024 |
Gonçalo Velho Cabral João de Trasto João Fernandes João Gonçalves Zarco Lançarote de Freitas Nuno Tristão Pedro de Sintra Tristão Vaz Teixeira Afonso de... 48 KB (5,643 words) - 07:02, 5 May 2024 |
portion of Terceira was carved out and allocated to João Vaz Corte-Real; Praia, quarrelling between João Vaz Corte-Real and Álvaro Martins Homem after the mysterious... 18 KB (2,432 words) - 00:47, 17 January 2023 |
father, João Vaz. Ialá had called Vaz a traitor of Bissau-Guinean nationalist movement leader, Amílcar Cabral, to the Portuguese PIDE. Zinha Vaz had responded... 10 KB (1,206 words) - 21:54, 24 September 2023 |