Alvaro Martins Homem (c.1490-1535) was a Portuguese nobleman and the 3rd Donatary-Captain of Praia da Vitória. Álvaro was born in Praia da Vitória, Portugal...
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Antão Martins Homem (1450s–1531) was a Portuguese nobleman, 2nd Donatary-Captain of Praia. He succeeded his father Álvaro Martins, in the captaincy of...
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Álvaro Martins, also known as Álvaro Martins Homem, was a 15th-century Portuguese explorer alleged to have explored the western Atlantic and later the...
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captaincies (Praia and Angra): the Captaincy of Praia reverted to Álvaro Martins Homem, Bruges' successor. The growth of the woad industry and export wheat...
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was given to João Vaz Corte Real) and Praia (which was given to Álvaro Martins Homem). Apart from the Portuguese and Flemish settlers, colonists from...
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Álvaro Martins Homem; 1483–1520 — Antão Martins Homem; 1520–1540 — Álvaro Martins Homem, with same name as his grandfather; 1540–1577 — Antão Martins...
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strong winds, except for those from the south and southeast. In 1474, Álvaro Martins Homem ordered that the river flowing into the cove be diverted into a manmade...
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had divided the island between Angra and Praia, granting Praia to Álvaro Martins Homem, while Corte-Real obtained Angra. He took-up residence in the burgh...
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status town in 1480, under the stewardship of then Donatry-Captain Álvaro Martins Homem. At the end of the 15th and then 16th century, it contributed to...
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the first inhabitants on the island) and João Álvares Homem (relative of Álvaro Martins Homem), founder of the city of Angra. One of João Valadão daughters...
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