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Elucidário Madeirense

Person corsair

Penteado

corsair

Portuguese corsair who led about 80 Englishmen in a failed 1503 raid on Deserta Grande.

1Mentioned in

Deserta Grande or simply Deserta (island) — Portuguese corsair who led about 80 Englishmen in a failed 1503 raid on Deserta Grande.

2Chronology

1503
On Deserta Grande shepherds repelled about 80 Englishmen led by the corsair Penteado by rolling stones down on them.

3Places mentioned

Map: Arquipélago da Madeira (7)

Map: Arquipélago da Madeira (7)