João Gonçalves Zarco
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João Gonçalves Zarco was a Portuguese explorer who established settlements and recognition of the Madeira Islands, and was appointed first captain of Funchal by Henry the Navigator.
A statue of Zarco stands on the Avenida Arriaga, one of the main streets in the Madeiran capital of Funchal.
Portuguese conquest of Ceuta
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Portuguese forces under the command of King John I conquered the North African city of Ceuta from the Marinid Sultanate on 21 August 1415. The city's defenses fell under Portuguese control after a car
João Gonçalves Zarco
…Navigator's household. In his service at an early age, Zarco commanded the caravels guarding the coast of the Algarve from Muslim incursions, was at the conquest of Ceuta, and later led the caravels that recognized the island of Porto Santo in 1418 to 1419 and afterward, the island of Madeira 1419 to 1420. He founded the…
Panel of azulejos by Jorge Colaço (1864–1942) at the São Bento railway station, depicting Prince Henry the Navigator during the conquest of Ceuta
King John I of Portugal.
Miniature of a 15th century vessel.
1572 depiction of Ceuta by Georg Braun, in Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.