Diego Flores de Valdés

Date of birth: 1530, Asturias Date of death: 1595 Capitan-general, Navigator of the Spanish Armada Link to BRASIL database: https://brasilhis.usal.es/es/personaje/diego-flores-de-valdes Captain General Diego Flores de Valdés was one of the most prominent and experienced navigators of the Spanish navy, with over thirty years of service to the Crown. A noble Asturian, Flores de Valdés began his …
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Duarte de Albuquerque Coelho

Date of birth: December 22, 1591, Lisboa Date of death: September 24, 1658, Madrid) Fourth capitão donatário of the captaincy of Pernambuco, count of Pernambuco, marquis of Basto, gentleman of the chamber of Philip IV, author of the “Memórias Diárias de la Guerra de Brasil” (1654).  Link to BRASILHIS Database: https://brasilhis.usal.es/es/personaje/duarte-de-albuquerque-coelho An important figure in the …
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