João Vaz Corte-Real
João Vaz Corte-Real | |
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Statue of João Vaz Corte-Real on display at the Museu de Angra do Heroísmo, Azores | |
| 1st Captain-Donatário of Angra | |
| In office 1474–1496 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Preceded by | Jácome de Bruges |
| Succeeded by | Vasco Anes Corte-Real |
| Constituency | Angra |
| 1st Captain-Donatário of São Jorge | |
| In office 1474–1496 | |
| Succeeded by | Vasco Anes Corte-Real |
| Constituency | São Jorge |
| Personal details | |
| Pronunciation | Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w vaʃ ˈkoɾtɨ ʁiˈal] |
| Born | João Vaz Corte-Real 1420 |
| Died | 1496 |
| Citizenship | Kingdom of Portugal |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Spouse | Maria de Abarca |
| Children | Miguel Corte-Real Vasco Anes Corte-Real Gaspar Corte-Real |
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João Vaz Corte-Real (c. 1420 – 1496) was a Portuguese sailor, claimed by some accounts to have been an explorer of a land called Terra Nova do Bacalhau (New Land of the Codfish), speculated to possibly have been a part of North America. These accounts assert that Corte-Real was awarded the donatário–captaincies of São Jorge and Angra for his accomplishments, but contemporary documents contradict this claim.