Álvaro Martins
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Álvaro Martins, also known as Álvaro Martins Homem, was a 15th century Portuguese
alleged to have explored the western Atlantic and later the African coast. He is claimed to have accompanied João Vaz Corte-Real on an undocumented expedition to Terra Nova do Bacalhau
(literally, "New Land of the Codfish") in the early 1470s, by Gaspar Frutuoso
in his 1570s book Saudades de terra.
It is known however, that he was granted the captaincy of Praia da Vitória
on 17 February 1474 for his services to Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, an office he held for some years. He is also said to have accompanied Bartolomeu Dias
on his journey around the Cape of Good Hope
from 1487 to 1488.
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...
alleged to have explored the western Atlantic and later the African coast. He is claimed to have accompanied João Vaz Corte-Real on an undocumented expedition to Terra Nova do Bacalhau
Bacalao
Bacallao was a phantom island depicted on several early 16th century maps and nautical charts. The name first appears on a chart in 1508, but there are earlier accounts of Bacalao...
(literally, "New Land of the Codfish") in the early 1470s, by Gaspar Frutuoso
Gaspar Frutuoso
Gaspar Frutuoso was a Portuguese priest, historian and humanist from the island of São Miguel, in the Azores...
in his 1570s book Saudades de terra.
It is known however, that he was granted the captaincy of Praia da Vitória
Praia da Vitória
Praia da Vitória is a municipality in Portugal's Autonomous Region of the Azores. The second largest administrative division on the island of Terceira, Praia da Vitória occupies the northern coast of the island and extends halfway into the interior having at its frontiers Pico Alto and the shield...
on 17 February 1474 for his services to Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, an office he held for some years. He is also said to have accompanied Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias , a nobleman of the Portuguese royal household, was a Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, the first European known to have done so.-Purposes of the Dias expedition:...
on his journey around the Cape of Good Hope
Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.There is a misconception that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa, because it was once believed to be the dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. In fact, the...
from 1487 to 1488.