Gaspar Corte-Real
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Gaspar Corte-Real was a Portuguese explorer who, alongside his father João Vaz Corte-Real and brother Miguel, participated in various exploratory voyages sponsored by the Portuguese Crown. These voyag
Gaspar Corte Real
Universal Atlas by Fernão Vaz Dourado (1571), with the inscription in Portuguese: "This is the land of the Corte Real".
A statue of Gaspar Corte-Real, located in the city of St. John's, Newfoundland
João Vaz Corte-Real
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João Vaz Corte-Real was a Portuguese sailor, claimed by some accounts to have been an explorer of a land called Terra Nova do Bacalhau, speculated to possibly have been a part of North America. These
Gaspar Corte-Real
…Gaspar Corte-Real (1450– disappeared 1501) was a Portuguese explorer who, alongside his father João Vaz Corte-Real and brother Miguel, participated in various exploratory voyages sponsored by the Portuguese Crown. These voyages are said to have been some of the first…
Statue of João Vaz Corte-Real on display at the Museu de Angra do Heroísmo, Azores