João Vaz Corte-Real
(1420-1496)
Portuguese explorer
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João Vaz Corte-Real (Portuguese pronunciation: c. 1420 – 1496) was a Portuguese sailor, claimed by some accounts to have been an explorer of a land called Terra Nova do Bacalhau (New Land of the Codfish), speculated to possibly have been a part of North America. For his efforts, Corte-Real was offered the Donatário-Captaincies of São Jorge and Angra, respectively.
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1420
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1496 (aged 75)
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