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    Vaz de Camões (Canto X, strophes 40–49). The poet praises his achievements, but has the muses frown upon the harsh rule of his men, of whom Camões was...
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    José António de Noronha Camões de Albuquerque Sousa Moniz (1747–1806), 8th Count of Vila Verde; João de Noronha Camões de Albuquerque e Sousa Moniz (1788–1827)...
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    Portuguese national epic poem, Os Lusíadas, was written in his honour by Luís de Camões. Vasco da Gama was born in 1460 in the town of Sines, one of the few seaports...
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    Castro (Portuguese: Castro Forte) by the poet Luís de Camões. De Castro was the second son of Álvaro de Castro, the civil governor of Lisbon. His wife was...
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    to Camões). The Portuguese national holiday, "Portugal Day" or "Dia de Portugal, das Comunidades Portuguesas e de Camões" (Day of Portugal, Camões, and...
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  • Martim Afonso de Sousa, explorer and soldier in India Miguel Corte-Real, explorer of North America Paulo Dias de Novais, colonizer of Africa Pedro Mascarenhas...
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    (1958, Stella de Albuquerque), statue to ski (1958, Gabriela), statue to weightlifting (1958, José Laranjeira Santos) Statue Egas Moniz: Renowned psychiatrist...
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    the Marquises of Escalona and others. Camões, Luís de. "Domínio Público - Pesquisa Básica. Sonetos de Camões". www.dominiopublico.gov.br (in Portuguese)...
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  • 2013-09-10. "Vasconcelos e Sousa (Luís de)". www.arqnet.pt Portugal - Dicionário Histórico. Retrieved 10 September 2013. Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (1878). Memórias...
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    viceroy Pedro Mascarenhas. On the occasion of his investiture, a play by Luís de Camões, Auto de Filodemo, was put on. Barreto later ordered Camões exiled...
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    do Monte Calvário was built, founded by D. Violante de Noronha in 1617. In 1645, the Real Tapada de Alcântara , later called Tapada da Ajuda , was created...
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    with Dom Francisco Barreto (1555–1558). He protected the poet Luis Vaz de Camões, during his stay in India. He was later governor of Ribeira Grande, in...
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    de Aguiar Loureiro [pt] (1806 - ): Portuguese journalist, playwright and writer Manuel Gaspar de Almeida Noronha Portugal Camões de Albuquerque Moniz...
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