Alvise Cadamosto
Luís Cadamosto
navigator · writer · foreign visitor
Venetian navigator in Portuguese service, also called Alvise Cadamosto, who visited Madeira and Porto Santo in 1445. His account of two voyages to West Africa contains the oldest traveller's description of the islands, noting them wholly covered with trees.
1Mentioned in
- Discovery of the archipelago — Venetian navigator whose narrative mentions the discovery.
- Historical dates — Venetian navigator who visited Madeira and Porto Santo in 1445.
- Zarco (João Gonçalves) — Venetian navigator whose 1450s account spells the name Zarco.
- Forest regime — Venetian navigator in Portuguese service who described the island as wholly covered with trees at its discovery.
2Chronology
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Cadamosto anchored at Porto Santo, according to his narrative.
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Cadamosto anchored in the bay of Machico.
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Pestana Júnior dates Cadamosto's voyages to 1449 and 1450.
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Cadamosto's voyage account, which spelt the name Zarco, recorded wine and vine growing in Madeira.
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Cadamosto's voyage to Madeira, in which he described its prized timber including cedar and yew.
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Cadamosto's Navegações, describing Madeira and Porto Santo, were first published in Italian.
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The Academia Real das Ciências published the first Portuguese translation of Cadamosto's Navegações.
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The Heraldo da Madeira transcribed Cadamosto's passages on Madeira and Porto Santo.
3Places mentioned
Abroad