Gil Cabral

Cabral was born in Portugal, the son of João Martins Cabral, a noble medieval knight, belonging to the Portuguese elite.^[2] The name of his wife is unknown, Cabral had two sons Maria Gil Cabral and Álvaro Gil Cabral,^[3] noble knight, who held important political and military positions during the reign of Ferdinand I of Portugal.^[4]

Gil Cabral was the direct ancestor of Pedro Álvares Cabral, the discoverer of Brazil.^[5] According to ancient sources, the Cabral family were descendants of Carano founder of The Macedonian Empire.^[6]

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