Diogo de Melo Coutinho | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1450 Portugal |
| Died | 15? |
| Spouse | Joana de Carvalho |
Diogo de Melo Coutinho was a Portuguese navigator, co-discoverer of the Azores Islands.
Biography
Born 1450 in Portugal, of noble family Diogo de Melo married to Joana de Carvalho, also daughter of nobles.
Diogo de Melo Coutinho was the discoverer of the Azores Islands together with Gonçalo Velho Cabral.[1]
References
- ↑ Crónicas y linajes de la gobernación del Plata: Documentos inéditos de los siglos XVII y XVIII., I Sajonane et Cía, 1927, 1927
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