Diogo de Teive
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Diogo de Teive was a captain and squire to the House of Infante D. Henrique during the Portuguese
period of discovery.
On January 1, 1451 he disembarked on the island of Terceira in the Azores
from which he made his base. He realized two voyages of exploration to the West of the archipelago (which then only included the Central and Eastern group). In 1452, at the end of his second voyage, he discovered the islands of Flores and Corvo
, which he initially believed were a new archipelago, naming them the "Ilhas Floreiras" (or literally, the "Flowered Islands"), due to the abundance of flowering plants.
On December 5, 1452, for his discovery, he was given a concession in the sugar cane industry on the island of Madeira
by Infante D. Henrique.
Some historians claim that he was responsible for the disappearance of the first Captain-Major
of the Captaincy
of Flores, although unproven. By 1472, he had settled in Ribeira Brava, and along with his son (João de Teive) maintained the rights to the islands until 1474, when D. Fernão Teles de Meneses (married to D. Maria de Vilhena) bought those rights over the islands.
The Teive family and their descendants have had an important history in the community of Ribeira Brava, including: Gaspar de Teive (16th Century), D. Aleixo de Teive (16th Century), Frair António de Teive (theologist and monk in the Order of St. Augustine
, prior of Castelo Branco and Vila Viçosa), Baltazar de Teive (16th Century), and also another Diogo de Teive, born in the 18th Century ("page and gentleman of King Phillip").
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...
period of discovery.
On January 1, 1451 he disembarked on the island of Terceira in the Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
from which he made his base. He realized two voyages of exploration to the West of the archipelago (which then only included the Central and Eastern group). In 1452, at the end of his second voyage, he discovered the islands of Flores and Corvo
Corvo Island
Corvo Island , literally the Island of the Crow, is the smallest and the northernmost island of the Azores archipelago and the northernmost in Macaronesia, with a population of approximately 468 inhabitants constituting the smallest single municipality in Azores and in Portugal.-History:A small...
, which he initially believed were a new archipelago, naming them the "Ilhas Floreiras" (or literally, the "Flowered Islands"), due to the abundance of flowering plants.
On December 5, 1452, for his discovery, he was given a concession in the sugar cane industry on the island of Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
by Infante D. Henrique.
Some historians claim that he was responsible for the disappearance of the first Captain-Major
Captain-major
Captain-major is the English rendering of the Portuguese title Capitão-mor for colonial officers, put in charge of a capitania, Portuguese possession deemed not important enough to have its own colonial Governor.Due to the impossibility of exercising direct control and sovereignty over islands,...
of the Captaincy
Captaincy
A captaincy is a historical administrative division of the former Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires. Each was governed by a captain general.-In the Portuguese Empire:...
of Flores, although unproven. By 1472, he had settled in Ribeira Brava, and along with his son (João de Teive) maintained the rights to the islands until 1474, when D. Fernão Teles de Meneses (married to D. Maria de Vilhena) bought those rights over the islands.
The Teive family and their descendants have had an important history in the community of Ribeira Brava, including: Gaspar de Teive (16th Century), D. Aleixo de Teive (16th Century), Frair António de Teive (theologist and monk in the Order of St. Augustine
Augustinians
The term Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , applies to two separate and unrelated types of Catholic religious orders:...
, prior of Castelo Branco and Vila Viçosa), Baltazar de Teive (16th Century), and also another Diogo de Teive, born in the 18th Century ("page and gentleman of King Phillip").