settlement was made near the mouth of the Ceará River in 1603, by Pero Coelho de Sousa. He established the fort of São Tiago, but one year later he and...

of Ceará with the Proclamation of the Republic. Pero Coelho de Sousa; Martim Soares Moreno; Diogo Coelho Albuquerque: During his rule, the Captaincy of...

invaders during decades. His uncle, Diogo de Campos Moreno says that "he was sent very young with Pêro Coelho de Sousa, so that while serving in that expedition...

Pero de Ataíde or Pedro d'Ataíde (d'Atayde, da Thayde), nicknamed O Inferno (Hell), "for the damage he did to the Moors in Africa", (c. 1450 – February/March...

Tomé de Sousa (1503–1579) was the first governor-general of the Portuguese colony of Brazil from 1549 until 1553. He was a nobleman and soldier born in...

first significant attempt at Portuguese colonization was made by Pero Coelho de Sousa, who led the first expedition in 1603, demonstrating Portugal's interest...

Letter dated March 15, 1597 ordered Francisco de Sousa, governor-general of Brazil, and Feliciano Coelho de Carvalho to provide all the necessary means...

delivered to him by Pero de Ataíde after capturing the ship. This boosted the military prestige of the Portuguese. [...] Besides, Pero de Ataíde managed to...

finance minister António de Ataíde: Martim Afonso de Sousa and his brother Pero Lopes. An additional captaincy was issued to Pero de Gois, captain of Afonso's...

route to Brazil Gonçalo Coelho, explorer of the South American coast João Fernandes Lavrador, explorer of North America Pero da Covilhã, diplomat and...