{{Infobox noble, type , name = Gonçalo Martins de Abreu , title = Knight , image = File:Abreu.png , caption = , alt = , CoA = , more = , succession = , reign = , reign-type = , predecessor = , successor = Lourenço Gonçalves de Abreu , suc-type = , spouse = , spouse-type = , issue = , issue-link = , issue-pipe = , full name = , styles = , titles = , noble family = d'Évreux , house-type = , father = , mother = , birth_date = 11th-century , birth_place =

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Biography

Gonçalo was the son of William d'Évreux by a second unnamed wife. He was the founder of the Abreu Family in

. After establishing his residence in Galicia, Martins Évreux modified his surname to Abreu.{{cite book, title=Coronas de Castilla en Venezuela, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fq_RAAAAMAAJ&q=Gon%C3%A7alo+Martins+de+Abreu,+d%27Evreux , year= 1967, publisher=Alejandro Mario Capriles

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