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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 accounts assert that Corte-Real was awarded the donatário–captaincies of São Jorge and Angra for his accomplishments, but contemporary documents contradict this claim. Wikipedia
- 1420, Faro, Portugal
- 1496, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
- Maria de Abarca
- Gaspar Corte-Real, Miguel Corte-Real, Vasco Anes Corte-Real
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