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Damião de Góis

chronicler · historian

Main article Góis (Damião de) Sixteenth-century Portuguese chronicler, one of the earliest historians after Azurara to write about the discovery of Madeira.

Sixteenth-century Portuguese chronicler, one of the earliest historians after Azurara to write about the discovery of Madeira, whose account follows Azurara. He was the first to call Tristão Vaz by the name Tristão Vaz Teixeira.

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Discovery of the archipelago — Chronicler whose account of the discovery follows Azurara.
Zarco (João Gonçalves) — Chronicler cited on the spelling and origin of Zargo's name.
Landi (Count Giulio de) — Portuguese chronicler cited among early writers touching on Madeira.
Vaz (Tristão) — Sixteenth-century chronicler and the first to call him Tristão Vaz Teixeira.

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Damião de Góis lived and wrote his chronicles.

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