Corte-Real family
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corte-real-family-181-2572720
title:
Corte-Real family
text:
The Corte-Real family is a Portuguese noble family dating back to 14th century, originating in Tavira. The family is famous for its involvement in the Portuguese discoveries during the Age of Exploration, in the 16th century. During this time, João Vaz Corte-Real and his sons Gaspar Corte-Real and Miguel Corte-Real notably participated in exploratory voyages to Newfoundland, in Canada. For their discoveries in service of the Portuguese Crown, the family was given the islands of Terceira and São
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Portuguese noble family
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corte-Real_family
date created:
2016-10-15T23:06:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T18:16:49Z
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