Pedro Vaz Marinheiro
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Pedro Vaz Marinheiro | |
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| Died | 7 May 1534 |
| Occupation | Navigator |
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| Allegiance | Kingdom of Portugal |
Pedro Vaz Marinheiro was a Portuguese nobleman, navigator, resident and colonizer of the Azores Islands.[1]
Pedro Vaz was born in Iberian Peninsula. He was one of the first settlers of the São Miguel Island,[2] where he was known as "Marinheiro" due to the large number of ships he had in his residence located in Ponta Delgada.[3] He was the father of Grimaneza Pires, who married in Azores with Estêvão Pires de Alpoim, notary in Santa Maria Island.[4]
His brother, Diogo Vaz, was an inhabitant of Lagoa, Azores.[5]
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