Corte-Real
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Corte-Real, sometimes Corte Real, is a surname of Portuguese
origin, which means literally "Royal Court". It may refer to:
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
origin, which means literally "Royal Court". It may refer to:
- João Vaz Corte-Real (died 1496), Portuguese explorer
- Miguel Corte-RealMiguel Corte-RealMiguel Corte-Real was a Portuguese explorer who charted about 600 miles of the coast of Labrador. In 1501 he disappeared while on an expedition and was believed lost at sea.-Life:...
(circa 1448-1502), Portuguese explorer - Gaspar Corte-RealGaspar Corte-RealGaspar Corte-Real was a Portuguese explorer.He was the youngest of three sons of João Vaz Corte-Real, also a Portuguese explorer, and had accompanied his father on his expeditions to North America...
(circa 1450-1501), Portuguese explorer and brother of Miguel - Jerónimo Corte-RealJerónimo Corte-RealJerónimo Corte-Real was Portuguese epic poet, who came of a noble Portuguese stock. He is sometimes regarded as the Portuguese Virgil....
(1533-1588), Portuguese epic poet - Manuel de Moura y Corte Real, 2nd Marquis of Castel Rodrigo (1590-1651), Portuguese Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (1644-1647)