Gonçalo Velho Cabral
Gonçalo Velho Cabral (c. 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 hereditary landowner responsible for administering Crown lands on the same islands, during the Portuguese Age of Discovery.
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Gonçalo Velho Cabral | |
Statue of Goncalo Velho Cabral alongside the city gates in Ponta Delgada, on the island of São Miguel (Azores), Portugal | |
| 1st Donatary-Captain of the Islands of Santa Maria and São Miguel | |
| In office 1439–1461 | |
| Monarchs | John I Edward Alphonso V |
| Succeeded by | João Soares de Albergaria |
| Constituency | Santa Maria and São Miguel |
| 1st Commander of the Islands of the Azores | |
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| Born | 1400 |
| Died | 1460 |
| Citizenship | Kingdom of Portugal |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
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| Relations | Parents
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| Allegiance | Kingdom of Portugal |
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