Pedro Vaz Marinheiro

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Pedro Vaz Marinheiro
Personal details
BornPortugal
Died7 May 1534
Portugal
OccupationNavigator
Military service
AllegianceKingdom of Portugal

Pedro Vaz Marinheiro was a Portuguese nobleman, navigator, resident and colonizer of the Azores Islands.[1]

Pedro Vaz was born in Iberian Peninsula. He was one of the first settlers of the São Miguel Island,[2] where he was known as "Marinheiro" due to the large number of ships he had in his residence located in Ponta Delgada.[3] He was the father of Grimaneza Pires, who married in Azores with Estêvão Pires de Alpoim, notary in Santa Maria Island.[4]

His brother, Diogo Vaz, was an inhabitant of Lagoa, Azores.[5]

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  1. ^ Ihla de S. Miguel, Volumen 1, Gaspar Frutuoso, 1924
  2. ^ Saudades da terra, Tip. do "Diario dos Açores," 1966, 1966
  3. ^ Litigios de antaño by Raúl de Labougle, Coni,, 1941, 1941
  4. ^ Genealogía, Números 13-15, Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, 1961
  5. ^ Frei Gonçalo Velho, Volumen 2, Ayres de Sá, 1900

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