| Martim Afonso de Sousa | |
 Martim Afonso de Sousa
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| Born | 1490/1500 Vila Viçosa |
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| Died | July 21, 1564 Lisbon |
| Occupation | Explorer, Governor |
| Spouse | D. Vila Viçosa ( pron 'vilɐ vi'sɔzɐ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 195 Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Ana Pimentel |
Martim Afonso de Sousa (1500-1571) was a Portuguese fidalgo and explorer. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Fidalgo from the Portuguese filho de algo, in English "son of some (important family" is a traditional title given since the XV'th century in Portugal and later This list of explorers is sorted by surname See also the links below.
Born in Vila Viçosa, he was commander of the first Portuguese expedition into mainland Brazil. Vila Viçosa ( pron 'vilɐ vi'sɔzɐ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 195 |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Acquired Diu, in India in 1535. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Diu is a city in Diu district in the union territory of Daman and Diu, India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
Sousa was the first Royal Governor of Brazil. He settled in the north-east region of the modern country.