• Fernão Gomes (15th century) was a Portuguese merchant and explorer from Lisbon, possibly the son of Tristão Gomes de Brito. In 1469, King Afonso V of...
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    Fernão Gomes de Lemos (c. 1485 - c. 1535) was the third and last Captain of Portuguese Ceylon. Lemos succeeded Lopo de Brito and was appointed in 1522...
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    Spanish Empire /məˈɡɛlən/ mə-GHEL-ən or /məˈdʒɛlən/ mə-JEL-ən; Portuguese: Fernão de Magalhães, IPA: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃w̃ dɨ mɐɡɐˈʎɐ̃j̃ʃ]; Spanish: Fernando de Magallanes...
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    of Brazil in 1500. In 1471, working in the service of Lisbon merchant Fernão Gomes, who had a concession for the exploration and trade in the Gulf of Guinea...
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    enterprise to a private Lisbon merchant consortium led by Fernão Gomes. Within a few years, Gomes' captains expanded Portuguese knowledge across the Gulf...
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  • Fernão do Pó (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃w du ˈpɔ]; fl. 1472), also known as Fernão Pó, Fernando Pó or Fernando Poo, was a 15th-century Portuguese...
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    notable after Fernão Lopes. Zurara adopted the career of letters in middle life. He probably entered the royal library as assistant to Fernão Lopes during...
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    granted the monopoly of trade in the Gulf of Guinea to Lisbon merchant Fernão Gomes. This included the exclusivity in trade of Aframomum melegueta, then...
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    Fernão Dias Pais Leme (1608–1681) was a Portuguese bandeirante. He was known as the Emerald Hunter (Portuguese: o Caçador de Esmeraldas) and was one of...
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  • European trade and diplomacy. Jacob and Fernão frequently wrote letters to each other. Robert Sewell, Fernão Nunes, Domingos Paes, "A forgotten empire:...
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  • Fernão Pires de Andrade (also spelled as Fernão Peres de Andrade; in contemporary sources, Fernam (Fernã) Perez Dandrade) (d. 1552) was a Portuguese merchant...
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    in South Africa. Fernão Pires is also known under the synonyms Camarate, Fernam Pires, Fernan Piriz, Fernão Pirão, Fernao Pires, Fernão Pires do Beco, Gaeiro...
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    of the deserters, but had them horribly mutilated. One such renegade was Fernão Lopes, bound for Portugal in custody, who escaped at the island of Saint...
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    Serpent) (1987); Várias Vozes (Various Voices) (1987); Fernão Gomes e o Retrato de Camões (Fernão Gomes and the Picture of Camões) (1987); Cristóvão Colombo...
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  • Felgueiras and Sousa Fernão Gomes (15th century), Portuguese explorer and merchant Fernando Gomes, several people Francis Anthony Gomes (1931–2011), Bangladeshi...
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    Gama Fernão de Loronha Fernão do Pó Fernão Gomes Fernão Mendes Pinto Fernão Pires de Andrade Francisco Serrão Gaspar Corte-Real Gaspar de Lemos Gomes de...
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    Diogo Gomes (c. 1420 – c. 1500) was a Portuguese navigator, explorer and writer. Diogo Gomes was a servant and explorer of Portuguese prince, Henry the...
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    of his father Edward and grandfather John I. In 1469, Afonso Vgranted Fernão Gomes the monopoly of trade in the Gulf of Guinea. In 1452, Pope Nicholas V...
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  • Portuguese empire 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...
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  • Rui Gomes de Abreu (c.1460–1530?) was a Portuguese nobleman, who served as Alcaide Mayor of Elvas. Rui was the son of Pedro Gomes de Abreu and Catarina...
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    the monopoly of trade in part of the Gulf of Guinea to merchant Fernão Gomes. Gomes, who had to explore 100 miles (160 km) of the coast each year for...
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    1418, Fernão Lopes was appointed by John I as the head (guardião-mor) of the royal archives ('Torre do Tombo'). In 1434, King Edward appointed Fernão Lopes...
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  • Maria Gomes can refer to: Maria Teresinha Gomes (1933–2007), Portuguese woman who nearly 20 years pretended to be a male army general Maria Carneiro Pereira...
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    trade in part of the Gulf of Guinea to merchant Fernão Gomes, for an annual payment of 200,000 reals. Gomes was also required to explore 100 leagues (480 km)...
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  • ISBN 0543925889. Includes a translation of the Chronica by Domingo Paes and Fernão Nunes about 1520 and 1535 respectively. Radhakamal Mukerjee, "A history...
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  • Gama Fernão de Loronha Fernão do Pó Fernão Gomes Fernão Mendes Pinto Fernão Pires de Andrade Francisco Serrão Gaspar Corte-Real Gaspar de Lemos Gomes de...
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    Chronology of European exploration of Asia Europeans in Medieval China Fernão Pires de Andrade Rafael Perestrello Luso-Chinese agreement (1554) O’Connell...
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    Gama Fernão de Loronha Fernão do Pó Fernão Gomes Fernão Mendes Pinto Fernão Pires de Andrade Francisco Serrão Gaspar Corte-Real Gaspar de Lemos Gomes de...
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    Gama Fernão de Loronha Fernão do Pó Fernão Gomes Fernão Mendes Pinto Fernão Pires de Andrade Francisco Serrão Gaspar Corte-Real Gaspar de Lemos Gomes de...
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    full of cities both powerful and rich". In 1507, he was joined by João Gomes, a priest sent by Tristão da Cunha, who had reached Ethiopia by way of Socotra...
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