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4 days ago · Second, to make a landing at Lisbon, Portugal and raise a revolt there against King Philip II (Philip I of Portugal) installing the pretender Dom António, Prior of Crato to the Portuguese throne. And, third, to take the Azores if possible so as to establish a permanent base.
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5 days ago · Among these refugees was Francisco Ferreira, who, in 1587, captained two English vessels to the Gambia, returning with a lucrative cargo comprising hides and ivory. In 1588, António, Prior of Crato, asserting a claim to the Portuguese throne, granted London and Devon merchants the exclusive trading rights between the Rivers Senegal and Gambia.
4 days ago · António, Prior of Crato. One of the claimants to the throne, António, Prior of Crato, a bastard son of Infante Louis, Duke of Beja, and only grandson through the male line of king Manuel I of Portugal, lacked support from the clergy and most of the nobility, but was acclaimed as king in Santarém and in some other towns in June 1580.
4 days ago · Hughes' maiden podium 'shows the calibre of driver he is'. NEOM McLaren’s Jake Hughes converted his Julius Baer Pole Position into second place in Shanghai. You never forget your first Formula E podium, and that will definitely be the case for Jake Hughes of NEOM McLaren. The Brit has looked fast around this Shanghai circuit before he secured ...
4 days ago · Andretti Team Principal Roger Griffiths: We feel like we've broken the curse on that side of the garage, as Norman Nato scores his first podium at Andretti.
5 days ago · Shanghai’s cuisine, also known as Hu Cuisine, developed alongside the city’s unique mix of regional Wuyue and western-embracing Haipai cultures. Characteristically sweet and centred on soy sauce, Hu is the youngest of the 10 major cuisines in China - although still has a history dating back more than 400 years.
6 days ago · The ESB registers with profound sadness the passing of Professor António (Tony) Moreira of the University of Maryland, USA. Earlier in his long and brilliant career Professor Moreira played a crucial role in the development of the ESB, both as part of its Scientific Advisory Board and in driving the exchange of students and staff with UM.
