Diogo Cão
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Diogo Cão, also known as Diogo Cam, was a Portuguese mariner and one of the most notable explorers of the fifteenth century. He made two voyages along the west coast of Africa in the 1480s, exploring the Congo River and the coasts of present-day Angola and Namibia.
Diogo Cão
The padrão bearing the arms of Portugal erected by Cão at Cape St. Mary
Diogo Cão's Coat of Arms
Stone of Ielala, with the inscriptions of Diogo Cão
Vila Real
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Vila Real is the capital and largest city of the Vila Real District, in the North region, Portugal. It is also the seat of the Douro intermunicipal community and of the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro historical province. The Vila Real municipality covers an area of 378.80 square kilometres (146.26 sq mi) and is home to an estimated population of 49,574 (2021), of which about 30,000 live in the urban area (2021).
Image: Vila Real Portugal (273229898) (cropped)
Image: Monumento a Carvalho Araújo Vila Real Portugal (117679264)
Image: Casa de Mateus, Vila Real (10247962686) (cropped)
Image: 5000 Vila Real, Portugal panoramio (cropped)