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Portugal
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Batalha, Portugal
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Diogo Gonçalves de Travassos (1390s–1449) was a Portuguese nobleman, who served as escrivão da puridade (King's private secretary) of
Peter, Duke of Coimbra
Infante D. Pedro, Duke of Coimbra KG (; en, Peter), (9 December 1392 – 20 May 1449) was a Portuguese ''infante'' (prince) of the House of Aviz, son of King John I of Portugal and his wife Philippa of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt. I ...
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He was the son of Martim Gonçalves de Travassos and Catarina Dias de Melo. He was married to Violante Velho Cabral, daughter of
Fernão Velho
Fernão Velho (born 14th-century) was a Portuguese nobleman, who served during the Kingdom of Portugal as Alcaide of Veleda. and squire of Peter, Duke of Coimbra.
Biography
Fernão was born in Portugal, the son of Gonçalo Anes Velho, o Conta ...
and Maria Alvares Cabral, belonging to a noble Portuguese family. She was the sister of
Gonçalo Velho Cabral
Gonçalo Velho Cabral ( 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 heredi ...
, and descendant of
Pedro Soares Velho
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Diogo Gonçalves de Travassos participated actively in the
conquest of Ceuta
The conquest of Ceuta by the Portuguese on 21 August 1415 marks an important step in the beginning of the Portuguese Empire in Africa.
History
In 711, shortly after the Arab conquest of North Africa, the city of Ceuta was used as a stagin ...
. He was a faithful vassal of the Infante Peter, being also godfather of two of his children. He died on 20 May 1449 during the
Battle of Alfarrobeira
The Battle of Alfarrobeira () took place on 20 May 1449. It was a confrontation between the forces commanded by King Afonso V of Portugal and his uncle Afonso, Duke of Braganza, against the army of the rebellious Peter, Duke of Coimbra
Inf ...
, being buried in
Batalha Monastery
The Monastery of Batalha ( pt, Mosteiro da Batalha) is a Dominican convent in the municipality of Batalha, in the district of Leiria, in the Centro Region of Portugal. Originally, and officially, known as the ''Monastery of Saint Mary of the Vi ...
, in the chapel door of king.{{cite book, title=Revista trimensal do Instituto Histórico, Geográphico e Etnográphico do Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AcNTAAAAcAAJ&q=Diogo+Gon%C3%A7alves+de+Travassos+batalha+ceuta&pg=PA97 , year= 1872, publisher=Instituto Histórico, Geográphico e Etnográphico do Brazil (Rio de Janeiro