Álvaro Gil Cabral (c.1335-?) was a Portuguese nobleman, Lord of Belmonte, and Azurara. He served as Alcaide of Guarda, Portugal between 1383 and 1399.

Biography

Álvaro was born in the Iberian Peninsula, son of Gil Cabral, a nobleman who was bishop of Guarda. He was married to Catarina Anes de Loureiro, daughter of João Anes Loureiro and Catarina Dias de Figueiredo, a noble lady, descendant of Rui Vasques Pereira. Cabral was related to the discoverer of the Azores, he was the maternal grandfather of Gonçalo Velho Cabral. And he was the paternal great-grandfather of the discoverer of Brazil, Pedro Álvares Cabral. Álvaro Gil Cabral participated actively in Portuguese politics, being vassal of

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