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Gaspar Corte-Real (1450–1501) 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.
Jan 7, 2008 · Gaspar Corte-Real, explorer (b 1450?; d 1501). A native of the Azores, he initiated Portuguese claims in the North Atlantic. It is thought that he reached Greenland and worked his way south to Newfoundland in 1500, and that he.
Apr 15, 2019 · Gasper Corte-Real was a Portuguese Explorer who participated in early Portuguese expeditions to find a Northwest Passage to Asia. It is believed that he was one of the first to reach Newfoundland and other parts of the northeast coast of Canada.
CORTE-REAL, GASPAR, Portuguese explorer; b. c. 1450–55. The third son of João Vaz Corte-Real, governor of the southern half of Terceira Island and of St. George Island in the Azores, Gaspar is mentioned in several documents as acting governor during the absence of his father in 1488 and of his elder brother in 1497.
Gaspar Corte Real. He was an explorer. Little is known of the early years of Corte Real's life, except what has been deduced by historians. According to Henry Harrisse (1892) Gaspar Corte Real was born about the year 1450.
Gaspar Corte Real (gəshpär´ kôr´tə rĕäl´), c.1450–1501?, Portuguese explorer. Sent by King Manuel I to search for the Northwest Passage, he is said to have discovered Greenland in 1500 and may have touched on the North American coast.
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The Portuguese brothers Gaspar (died 1501) and Miguel (died 1502) Corte Reál were among the early explorers of the northeastern coast of America. The Corte Reál brothers were members of a noble Portuguese family.
