Pedro Teixeira
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Pedro Teixeira, occasionally referred to as the Conqueror of the Amazon, was a Portuguese conquistador and military officer. In 1637, almost a century after Francisco de Orellana's journey down the Am
Retrato Pedro Teixeira
Cantanhede, Portugal
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Cantanhede, officially the City of Cantanhede, is a city and municipality in the Coimbra District, in the Centro Region, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 36,595, in an area of 390.88 km2.
Pedro Teixeira
…government of the captaincy of Pará in two different periods, one in 1620-1621 and another in 1640–1641. Teixeira was born either in 1570 or 1585 at the Vila of Cantanhede, born to a noble family, he was a Knight of the Order of Christ and a Portuguese nobleman in service of the royal family, he married Ana Cunha in Praia…
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Typical meal in Cantanhede featuring cheese, enchidos and local sparkling wine.