João de Trasto is the name sometimes given to an obscure (and possibly fictional) Portuguese mariner, who is alleged to have captained the first exploratory...

diplomat João César Monteiro, Portuguese film director Joao Constancia, Filipino singer, actor and dancer João Donato, Brazilian musician João de Deus de Nogueira...

João Fernandes Lavrador (1453–1501) (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w fɨɾˈnɐ̃dɨʒ lɐvɾɐˈðoɾ]) was a Portuguese explorer of the late 15th century. He was...

they rescued Captain João da Nova, who had encountered difficulties on his return from India; da Nova and his ship, the Flor de la mar, joined da Cunha's...

João de Santarém (15th century) was a Portuguese explorer who discovered São Tomé (in December 21, 1471), Annobón (in January 1472) and Príncipe (January...

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...

Lopes de Sequeiros (?) and wife, and had the following issue: João Gonçalves da Câmara (d. Funchal, Madeira, 26 March 1501), married to Dona Mécia de Noronha...

having written a report entitled Verdadeira Informação das Terras do Preste João das Índias ("A True Relation of the Lands of Prester John of the Indies")...

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...

recruited some of the leading pilots of the day, including Pêro de Alenquer and João de Santiago, who had previously sailed with Cão. No contemporary documents...

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 descent...

eventually agreed to this. While writing of Afonso de Albuquerque's ventures in Sumatra, João de Barros noted that the Chinese were the first to control...

de Magalhães, was a minor member of Portuguese nobility and mayor of the town. His mother was Alda de Mezquita. Magellan's siblings included Diogo de...

evidence, 1450–1700", Variorum, 1997, pp 213-15 & 248, ISBN 0-86078-626-9 João de Barros (1552–59) Décadas da Ásia: Dos feitos, que os Portuguezes fizeram...

Gomes Fernando de Castro Gil Eanes Gonçalo de Sintra Gonçalo Velho Cabral João de Trasto João Fernandes João Gonçalves Zarco Lançarote de Freitas Nuno Tristão...

Corte-Real (1450–1501) was a Portuguese explorer who, alongside his father João Vaz Corte-Real and brother Miguel, participated in various exploratory voyages...

Crónica dos Feitos da Guiné, Gomes Eanes de Zurara, 1841, cap. XII Crónica dos Feitos da Guiné, Gomes Eanes de Zurara, 1841, cap. XIII Castlereagh, Duncan...

joined by João Gomes, a priest sent by Tristão da Cunha, who had reached Ethiopia by way of Socotra. When the Portuguese embassy under Rodrigo de Lima, which...

of Bartolomeu de Torales with whom he had a daughter, Mary Torales. After being widowed, married Isabel de Proenca, daughter of João de Abreu who had...

Madeira, the son of nobleman João Fernandes de Andrade. After serving in Morocco, he fought in the campaigns of Afonso de Albuquerque in India and the...

João Fernandes (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w fɨɾˈnɐ̃dɨʃ]) (John, Joam) was a Portuguese explorer of the 15th century. He was perhaps the earliest...

Diogo de Azambuja or Diego de Azambuja (1432–1518) was a Portuguese noble and explorer. He was born at Montemor-o-Velho, and became a knight of the Order...

Portuguese nobles to remain loyal to Dom João I, King of Portugal during the war against the King of Castile. As a reward, João I presented Álvaro Gil with the...

court administered by the Sultan of Ternate himself. His family ties with João Serrão remain unclear in the historiography of Portuguese expeditions to...

peace". In May 1513, Álvares sailed under the Portuguese Malacca captain Rui de Brito Patalim in a junk from Pegu. The expedition was accompanied by five...

Coelho João Afonso do Estreito João Álvares Fagundes João da Gama João da Nova João de Santarém João Fernandes Lavrador João Grego João Infante João Serrão...

Afonso de Paiva (c. 1443 – c. 1490) was a Portuguese diplomat and explorer of Ethiopia and the Barbary Coast together with Pêro da Covilhã. According to...

cartas (Fev.1524-Dez.1524) trocadas entre o rei, D.João III e Diogo Lopes de Sequeira, regulador real de pesos, medidas e preços). David B. Quinn, Cecil...

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...

and their children. By order of King John III, Maputo Bay was named Baía de Lourenço Marques in his honour, but this name was never in common use among...