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and explorer. He accompanied his uncle

Gonçalo Velho Cabral Gonçalo Velho Cabral ( 1400 – c. 1460) was a Portuguese monk and Commander in the Order of Christ, explorer (credited with the discovery of the Formigas, the re-discovery of the islands of Santa Maria and São Miguel in the Azores) and hered ...

, in the voyage of discovery to Santa Maria and

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, being one of the first

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Biography

Nuno was the son of

Diogo Gonçalves de Travassos Diogo Gonçalves de Travassos (1390s–1449) was a Portuguese nobleman, who served as escrivão da puridade (King's private secretary) of Peter, Duke of Coimbra. He was the son of Martim Gonçalves de Travassos and Catarina Dias de Melo. He was ma ...

and Violante Alvares Cabral, a noble woman, daughter of

Fernão Velho Fernão Velho (born 14th century) was a Portuguese nobleman who served in the Kingdom of Portugal as Alcaide of Veleda and squire of Peter, Duke of Coimbra. Biography Fernão was born in Portugal, the son of Gonçalo Anes Velho, o Contador, a ...

and Maria Alvares Cabral, great-aunt of

Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral (; born Pedro Álvares de Gouveia; ) was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil. He was the first human in history to ever be on four continents, ...

. His wife was Africa Annes, daughter of

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and Simôa de Sá, a distinguished family related to the first settlers of the Azores.{{cite book, title=Publicações - Volumen12 , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SjcTAAAAYAAJ&q=Nuno+Velho+Travassos , year= 1908, publisher=Minas Gerais (Brazil). Direcção do Archivo publico mineiro -

References

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