Article Nº 0016 Military or naval figure Vol. I · p. 16
Abreu (João de)
Madeiran soldier who reached Goa in 1513 and distinguished himself in fighting in the East, according to Gaspar Correia.
Gaspar Correia, in the Lendas da Índia, mentions the Madeiran João de Abreu, who reached the bar of Goa in September 1513 with the fleet commanded by João de Sousa Lima. In the lands of the East he distinguished himself in several encounters with the Indians, leaving an illustrious name in the annals of our struggles overseas.
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