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List Of Portuguese People
The following is a list of notable and historically significant people from Portugal. Navigators, explorers and pioneers 15th century * Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia, explorer of the African coast * Álvaro Caminha, explorer of the Atlantic islands * Álvaro Martins, explorer of the African coast * Alvise Cadamosto, explorer of the Atlantic islands and of the African coast * André Gonçalves, explorer of the sea route to Brazil * Antão Gonçalves, explorer of the African coast * Álvaro Fernandes, explorer of the African coast * Bartolomeu Dias, explorer of the African coast * Bartolomeu Perestrelo, explorer of the Atlantic islands * Dinis Dias, explorer of the African coast * Diogo Cão, explorer of the African coast * Diogo de Azambuja, explorer of the African coast * Diogo de Teive, explorer of the Atlantic islands * Diogo Dias, explorer of the Atlantic islands, of the African coast and the Indian Ocean, discovered Madagascar * Diogo Silves, explorer of the Atlantic islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese People
The Portuguese people () are a Romance nation and ethnic group indigenous to Portugal who share a common culture, ancestry and language. The Portuguese people's heritage largely derives from the pre-Celts, Proto-Celts (Lusitanians, Conii) and Celts (Gallaecians, Turduli and Celtici), who were Romanized after the conquest of the region by the ancient Romans. A small number of male lineages descend from Germanic tribes who arrived after the Roman period as ruling elites, including the Suebi, Buri, Hasdingi Vandals, Visigoths with the highest incidence occurring in northern and central Portugal. The pastoral Caucasus' Alans left small traces in a few central-southern areas. Finally, the Umayyad conquest of Iberia also left Jewish, Moorish and Saqaliba genetic contributions, particularly in the south of the country. The Roman Republic conquered the Iberian Peninsula during the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. from the extensive maritime empire of Carthage during the series o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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