• European discovery of New Guinea. As a nobleman, he was possibly the "D. Jorge de Meneses" present at the His Most Faithful Majesty's Council of Manuel I of...
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    was a night-time attack of Portuguese forces under the command of Jorge de Meneses Baroche against the city of Bharuch, belonging to the Sultanate of...
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  • Jorge de Meneses Baroche was the 6th Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Baroche was appointed in 1559 under Sebastian of Portugal, he was Captain-major...
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    actor and filmmaker Joana Josefa de Meneses, Portuguese writer Jorge de Menezes, Portuguese explorer Laura Meneses, first Latin American in 1920 to be...
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    and sacking it. Meneses and his men afterwards attacked the neighbouring towns and coastal populations. In the aftermath, Jorge de Meneses added Baroche...
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    Gomes de Sequeira and Diogo da Rocha were sent by the governor of Ternate Jorge de Meneses to the Celebes (also already visited by Simão de Abreu in...
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  • Portugal. He served as captain-major until 1559. He was succeeded by Jorge de Meneses Baroche. Cahoon, Ben. "Captains-major". Sri Lanka. Worldstatesmen....
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    Portuguese explorer Jorge de Meneses saw the western tip of New Guinea and named it ilhas dos Papuas. In 1528, the Spanish navigator Álvaro de Saavedra also...
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  • Bernardino de Meneses y Bracamonte, 1st Count de Peñalva (c. 1625 in Talavera de la Reina – 30 January 1656 in Cartagena de Indias) was a Spanish nobleman...
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    their respective interests. 1525: Gomes de Sequeira and Diogo da Rocha were sent by Governor Jorge de Meneses, to discover territories north of the Moluccas...
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    in 1526–27, Don Jorge de Meneses came upon the principal island, which the locals called "Papua". In 1545, the Spaniard Íñigo Ortiz de Retez gave the island...
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    empire pushed further south and proceeded to discover Timor in 1512. Jorge de Meneses discovered New Guinea in 1526, naming it the "Island of the Papua"...
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    António Teles de Meneses, 1st Count of Vila Pouca de Aguiar (c. 1600–July 1657) was a Portuguese nobleman and colonial administrator. Initially he served...
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    in the map of Nova Guinea of 1600). 1526—Discovery of New Guinea by Jorge de Meneses 1528—Diogo Rodrigues explores the Mascarene islands, that he names...
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    reach the Caroline Islands, which they named "Islands de Sequeira". In 1526, Jorge de Meneses docked on Biak and Waigeo islands, Papua New Guinea. Based...
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  • Carlos Jorge (athlete) (Carlos Rafael Jorge; born 1986), long jumper from the Dominican Republic Carlos Meneses Lambis (Carlos Rafael Meneses Lambis born...
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    years before Francisco Pizarro. 1526 — Discovery of New Guinea by Jorge de Meneses 1528 — Diogo Rodrigues explores the Mascarene islands, that he names...
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  • places. However, Darwis fell out with the new captain Jorge de Meneses who arrived in 1527. Meneses grossly insulted the religious feelings of the Muslim...
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    expenses. Maria Rita's stepfather, Jorge de Meneses, attempted to stop John's actions for Maria Rita, but the King had de Meneses exiled to Spain and then to...
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    November 6, 2017, Meneses became a free agent. After the 2017 season, he played for Tomateros of the LMP. The Philadelphia Phillies signed Meneses to a minor...
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    D. Luís de Meneses, 3rd Count of Ericeira (22 July 1632 — 26 May 1690) was a Portuguese nobleman, military man, historian, and politician. He was the second...
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    Name Tenure A Ruled By Portugal 1 Antonio de Brito 1522 – 1525 2 Garcia Henriques 1525–1527 3 Jorge de Meneses 1527–1530 4 Gonçalo Pereira 1530–1531 5 Vicente...
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    India, Caetano de Melo e Castro, quickly organized a squadron of four frigates, commanded by captain of sea and war Jorge de Sousa de Meneses. However, shortly...
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    Melo da Silva César e Meneses, the 3rd Marquis of Sabugosa and 8th Count of Sabugosa, and Maria do Carmo da Cunha Portugal and Meneses, lady-in-waiting to...
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    donee had to face dissension among the Portuguese. To his companions Jorge de Meneses and Duarte Lemos he granted extensive sesmarias, using the powers he...
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    Portugal. D. Manuel de Meneses (1578–1578), Bishop of Lamego and Bishop of Coimbra, killed at the Battle of Alcácer Quibir. D. Jorge de Almeida (1580–1585)...
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  • from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013. Luís Jorge Semedo de Matos. "Terra Nova, viagens à" (in Portuguese). Instituto Camões. Retrieved...
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    Leonor de Castro Mello y Meneses (born 1512; died 27 March 1546 in Gandía) was a Portuguese noble and court official, the Duchess of Gandía, and the lady-in-waiting...
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    (1991) José González V. (1992) Miguel Hermosilla (1993) Óscar Meneses (1993-1994) Jorge Aravena (1995) Roberto Hernández (1996-1997) Oscar Malbernat (1997-1999)...
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  • Dayal was kept as hostage in the fortress. The Portuguese captain Jorge de Meneses was known to be a rude and arrogant figure who quickly antagonized...
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