the early life of Diogo Cão. According to tradition, he was born in Vila Real, Portugal, around 1452. His grandfather, Gonçalo Cão, had fought for Portuguese...
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the form of a pillar surmounted by a cross and the royal coat of arms. Diogo Cão was the first to place stone padrões on his voyage of discovery along...
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ships to carry on the work of African exploration so greatly advanced by Diogo Cão). Dias was also charged with searching for Prester John, a legendary figure...
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Skeleton Coast, western Namibia. In 1484, Portuguese navigator and explorer Diogo Cão was ordered by King John II of Portugal to advance south into undiscovered...
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1980), Brazilian swimmer Diogo Álvares Correia (aka Caramuru) (1475-1557), Portuguese settler in the colony of Brazil Diogo Cão (1452–1486), Portuguese...
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playwright Cao Yupeng (born 1990), Chinese snooker player Carlos Alberto Caó (1941–2018), Brazilian activist, lawyer, and politician Diogo Cão, a 15th-century...
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USS Formoe (redirect from NRP Diogo Cão (F333))
to 1957. She was then transferred to Portugal, where she served as NRP Diogo-Cão (F-333) until 1968. She was scrapped in 1970. Formoe was laid downby Federal...
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Lobito and 130 km southwest of Benguela. In 1482, the Portuguese navigator Diogo Cão reached Cabo de Santa Maria on his first journey to explore the African...
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century. The caravel was the preferred vessel of Portuguese explorers like Diogo Cão, Bartolomeu Dias, Gaspar, and Miguel Corte-Real, and was also used by...
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Forest Park Multi Sport Vila Real Sports Center Araucária Sports Center Diogo Cão Sports Center UTAD Sports Center Vila Real AMF Kartdrome Monte da Forca...
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