Antônio da Silveira (9 March 1906 – 4 June 1990) was a Brazilian sports shooter. He competed in the 25 m rapid fire pistol event at the 1932 Summer Olympics...
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wrote a letter to captain António da Silveira, advising him to lay down arms; it was delivered by a Portuguese renegade António Faleyro, who had converted...
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impressed by Zufar that he recommended him to Portuguese commander Antonio da Silveira de Menezes. Khoja then fled to King Mahmud of Cambaya, where Khoja...
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was accepted. In 1530, a Portuguese naval squadron commanded by António da Silveira destroyed Surat and Rander, despite fierce resistance from its warlike...
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Antônio da Silveira Mendonça (February 3,1930– November 28, 2023) was a renowned Brazilian Latinist, educator, and translator. He was particularly known...
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Maria da Silveira Frei António da Silveira de Camões or António da Silveira who, by the death of his sister Maria de Meneses or Maria da Silveira, inherited...
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Gonçalo da Silveira, S.J. (23 February 1526 – 15-16 March 1561) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary in southern Africa. Silveira was born at Almeirim,...
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Miguel António da Silveira, Francisco Leal de Brito, father João Goulart Cardoso, Manuel da Silva Greaves, father José Ferreira da Silva, father José da Rosa...
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Manuel José de Arriaga Brum da Silveira e Peyrelongue (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐnuˈɛl dɨ ɐˈʁjaɣɐ]; 8 July 1840 – 5 March 1917) was a Portuguese lawyer...
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Asilah for four days. In retaliation the then captain of Asilah António da Silveira set fire the crops of the Moroccans in the region of Ksar el-Kebir...
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Portuguese India (redirect from Estado da Índia)
with considerable losses. The successful defence of Dio by captain António da Silveira against overwhelming odds was a battle of annihilation, is one of...
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the region into what it is today. In 1530 the Portuguese, under António da Silveira, took advantage of its strong navy and pillaged and burnt the village...
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District of Horta, Portugal in 1906. Manuel António Lino was born in the city of Angra, son of Manuel António Lino (Sr.) and Maria Laureana do Carmo Soares...
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help from the Portuguese governor of Hormuz, António da Silveira, to get rid of him and his vessels. Antonio dispatched Jorge de Castro with a force of...
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along the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea. After the voyages of Vasco da Gama, a powerful Portuguese Navy took control of the Indian Ocean in the early...
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Gaspar da Silveira Martins (5 August 1835 – 23 July 1901) was a Brazilian magistrate and politician. He was a provincial and general deputy, provincial...
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Maria II of Portugal (redirect from Maria da Glória of Portugal)
sacraments. - Francisco Elias Rodrigues da Silveira. Dr. Kessler. Ignacio António da Fonseca Benevides. António Joaquim Farto. Manuel Carlos Teixeira....
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Nise da Silveira (February 15, 1905 – October 30, 1999) was a Brazilian psychiatrist and a student of Carl Jung. She devoted her life to psychiatry and...
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later. D. António Teles de Meneses was the fifth son of Rui Teles de Meneses (c. 1560¬1616), 8th lord of Unhão, and of D. Mariana da Silveira. He married...
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The Wharf of Silveira (Portuguese: Cais da Silveira) is situated in the Bay of Fanal, in the civil parish of São Pedro, in the municipality of Angra do...
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Daniel Lucio da Silveira (born 25 November 1982) is a former Rio de Janeiro Military Police officer and Brazilian politician, previously affiliated with...
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D. José de Meneses e Távora Rappach da Silveira e Castro, 2nd Marquis of Valada ComC ComSE (13 February 1826 – 15 October 1895) was a Portuguese nobleman...
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João da Silveira (also known as João da Silva) was the first Captain of Portuguese Ceylon. Silveira was appointed in 1518 under Manuel I of Portugal. He...
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Maria de Lourdes "Malu" da Silveira Mäder (born 12 September 1966) is a Brazilian actress. Born in Rio de Janeiro, she is the daughter of Rubens Tramujas...
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Sousa (born 1955), Portuguese economist António José Pereira da Silveira e Sousa (1793—1881), Portuguese judge António José Xavier de Camões de Albuquerque...
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400 soldiers and police officers, organised as the battlegroup "António da Silveira". Diu was attacked on 18 December from the north west along Kob Forte...
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Maria da Terra Brum was born on 2 February 1825 into some of Faial's oldest and most illustrious families, including the Brums, Terras, and Silveiras. His...
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Gregório Homem da Costa Noronha, the last captain-major of Topo and closest relative of the seventh captain-major António da Silveira Ávila, constructed...
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Martinhada leaders, like Gaspar Teixeira de Magalhães e Lacerda, António da Silveira Pinto da Fonseca and Bernardo de Sá Nogueira, forced to exile, and only...
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Cristina da Gama Caeiro da Mota Veiga, born in Lisbon, Santos o Velho, on 4 June 1950, daughter of António da Mota Veiga and wife Maria Emília da Gama Caeiro...
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