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Santarém, Portugal
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Santarém is a Portuguese city and municipality located in the district of Santarém. The population of the historic Ribatejo capital in 2021 was 58,671, in an area of 552.54 km2. The population of the
Santarém Igreja do Seminário
Santarém Igreja do Seminário
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Santarem 1
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Igreja Graça 1
Santarém
Santarém
Pedro Álvares Cabral
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Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese nobleman, colonizer, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil. He was the first human in history to ever be on fou
Santarém, Portugal
…after the Portuguese conquest, is buried in a magnificent Gothic tomb in the Church of the Grace (Igreja da Graça). In the same church is also buried Pedro Álvares Cabral, the navigator that discovered Brazil in 1500. The city was hit by earthquakes twice: one in 1531 and the other in 1755, which damaged the city and…
Detail of an early 20th-century painting by Aurélio de Figueiredo [pt] depicting a 32 to 33-year old Cabral. No contemporary portraits of Cabral are k
Detail of an early 20th-century painting by Aurélio de Figueiredo [pt] depicting a 32 to 33-year old Cabral. No contemporary portraits of Cabral are known to exist.
The coat of arms of Cabral's family
The coat of arms of Cabral's family
Portuguese coin celebrating the 500th anniversary of Cabral's birth
Portuguese coin celebrating the 500th anniversary of Cabral's birth
The nau (carrack) was a type of vessel that was larger than a caravel but smaller than the later galleon. They were used in the voyages of Christopher
The nau (carrack) was a type of vessel that was larger than a caravel but smaller than the later galleon. They were used in the voyages of Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama and Cabral.