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Álvares
Álvares (sometimes ''Alvares''), a Portuguese and Galician surname, originally a patronymic meaning ''Son of Álvaro'', For the etymology of the surname ''Álvares'' this web page cites: ''Dictionary of American Family Names'', Oxford University Press. . is the name of: * Ana Ida Alvares (born 1965), Brazilian volleyball player * Christiaan Hermanus Cornelis Alvares (1901–1994), Surinamese musician *Francisco Álvares (1465–1541), Portuguese missionary and explorer *João Álvares Fagundes (active in 1521), Portuguese explorer * Jorge Álvares (died 1521), Portuguese explorer * Mara Alvares (born 1948), Brazilian artist *Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360–1431), Portuguese general and constable of Portugal *Pedro Álvares Cabral (about 1467 – about 1520), Portuguese navigator and explorer, discoverer of Brazil See also * Alvarez (other), The anglicization of Álvarez *Álvarez (surname) Álvarez (sometimes ''Alvarez'') is a Spanish language, Spanish surname of Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuno Álvares Pereira
'' Dom'' Nuno Álvares Pereira, OCarm (; 24 June 1360 – 1 November 1431) was a very successful Portuguese general who had a decisive role in the 1383–1385 Crisis that assured Portugal's independence from Castile. He later became a mystic and was beatified by Pope Benedict XV in 1918, and canonised by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009. Nuno Álvares Pereira is often referred to as the Saint Constable () or as Saint Nuno of Saint Mary (), his religious name. He was count of Barcelos, Ourém and Arraiolos. Family Nuno Álvares Pereira was born on 24 June 1360 in Cernache do Bonjardim, central Portugal, the illegitimate son of Dom Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira, prior of Crato and Iria Gonçalves do Carvalhal. His grandfather was Dom Gonçalo Pereira, the archbishop of Braga from 1326 until 1349. He was descended from the oldest Portuguese and Galician nobility. About a year after his birth, the child was legitimised by royal decree and so he was able to receive a knig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Álvares Cabral
Pedro Álvares Cabral (; born Pedro Álvares de Gouveia; ) was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil. He was the first human in history to ever be on four continents, uniting all of them in his famous voyage of 1500, where he also conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal. While details of Cabral's early life remain unclear, it is known that he came from a minor noble family and received a good education. He was appointed to head an expedition to India in 1500, following Vasco da Gama's newly opened route around Africa. The undertaking had the aim of returning with valuable spices and of establishing trade relations in India—bypassing the monopoly on the spice trade then in the hands of Arab, Turkish and Italian merchants. Although the previous expedition of Vasco da Gama to India, on its sea route, had recorded signs of land west o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Álvares
Francisco Álvares ( – 1536–1541) was a Portugal, Portuguese missionary and exploration, explorer. In 1515 he traveled to Ethiopia as part of the Portuguese embassy to emperor Lebna Dengel accompanied by returning Mateus (Ethiopia), Ethiopian ambassador Matheus. The embassy arrived only in 1520 to Ethiopian Empire, Ethiopia where he joined long sought Portuguese envoy Pêro da Covilhã. There he remained six years, returning to Lisbon in 1526-27 having written a report entitled ''Verdadeira Informação das Terras do Preste João das Índias'' ("A True Relation of the Lands of Prester John of the Indies"). 1515 embassy to Ethiopia Francisco Álvares was a chaplain-priest and almoner to King Manuel I of Portugal. He was sent in 1515 as part of the Portuguese embassy to the nəgusä nägäst (Emperor of Ethiopia), accompanied by the Mateus (Ethiopia), Ethiopian ambassador Matheus. Their first attempt to reach the port of Massawa failed due to the actions of Lopo Soares de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Álvares
Jorge Álvares (died 8 July 1521) was a Portuguese explorer. He is credited as the first European to have reached China by sea during the Age of Discovery. His starting of settlements on an island in what is now Hong Kong is still considered a significant achievement, "for establishing commercial agreements with the Chinese nd formaintaining the peace". Exploration In May 1513, Álvares sailed under the Portuguese Malacca captain Rui de Brito Patalim in a junk from Pegu. The expedition was accompanied by five other junks. Álvares himself was accompanied by two other Portuguese mariners.Porter, Jonathan. 996(1996). Macau, the Imaginary City: Culture and Society, 1557 to the Present. Westview Press. Álvares made first contact on Chinese soil on an island near the historic city of Guangzhou in southern China in May 1513. The location of the island, which the Portuguese called Tamão, is not exactly known except that it is in the Pearl River Delta, and scholarship has suggested ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Ida Alvares
Ana Margarida "Ida" Vieira Álvares (born 22 January 1965) is a Brazilian retired volleyball player. She competed in three Summer Olympics for the Brazil women's national volleyball team, winning the bronze medal in her last, the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg .... Clubs References * * External links * Volleybox.net profile 1965 births Living people Brazilian women's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Brazil Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil Volleyball players from São Paulo Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Pan Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Álvares Fagundes
João Álvares Fagundes (born c. 1460, Kingdom of Portugal – died 1522, Kingdom of Portugal) was an explorer and ship owner from Viana do Castelo in Northern Portugal. He organized several expeditions to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia around 1520–1521. Fagundes, together with his second captain Pero de Barcelos, and accompanied by colonists (mostly from the Azores and some from mainland Portugal), explored the islands of St Paul near Cape Breton, Sable Island, Penguin Island (now known as Funk Island), Burgeo, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon. He named the latter islands as the Eleven Thousand Virgins, in honor of Saint Ursula. King Manuel I of Portugal gave Fagundes exclusive rights and ownership of his discoveries on 13 March 1521. In 1607, Samuel de Champlain identified the remains of a large cross ("an old cross, all covered with moss, and almost wholly rotted away") at what is now Advocate Harbour, Nova Scotia on the Minas Basin. Some historians have attributed the cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, by custom or official policy, in many countries worldwide, although elsewhere their use has been replaced by or transformed into patronymic surnames. Examples of such transformations include common English surnames such as Johnson (surname), Johnson (son of John). Origins of terms The usual noun and adjective in English is ''patronymic'', but as a noun this exists in free variation alongside ''patronym''. The first part of the word ''patronym'' comes from Greek language, Greek πατήρ ''patēr'' 'father' (Genitive case, GEN πατρός ''patros'' whence the combining form πατρο- ''patro''-); the second part comes from Greek ὄνυμα ''onyma'', a variant form of ὄνομα ''onoma'' 'name'. In the form ''patronymic'', this stand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvarez (other)
Álvarez or Álvares may refer to: People *Álvarez (surname), Spanish surname Places * Alvares (river), a river in northern Spain * Alvares (ski resort), in Iran * Alvares, Iran * Alvares, Portugal * Álvarez, Santa Fe, a town in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina *Álvarez, Tamaulipas, Mexico * Alvarez Glacier, Antarctica *General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite, Philippines * Los Alvarez, Texas, US * 3581 Alvarez, an asteroid Other uses * Alvarez (''Gotham''), a character in the TV series ''Gotham'' * Manny Alvarez, a character in ''The Last of Us Part II'' *Alvarez Guitars, an acoustic guitar manufacturer *"Alvarez", a song by the band Funeral for a Friend *"Uncle Alvarez", a song by Liz Phair See also *Álvares, a Portuguese and Galician surname *Alvarez' syndrome Walter Clement Alvarez (July 22, 1884June 18, 1978) was an American physician of Spanish descent. He authored several dozen books on medicine, and wrote introductions and forewords for many others. Biography He was bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese-language Surnames
A Portuguese name, or Lusophone name – a personal name in the Portuguese language – is typically composed of one or two personal names, the mother's family surname and the father's family surname (rarely only one surname, sometimes more than two). For practicality, usually only the last surname ( excluding prepositions) is used in formal greetings. General Portuguese law establishes the need for a child to have at least one personal name and one surname from one of the parents. The law also establishes the maximum number of names allowed: up to two personal names and four surnames. Advice from the says of this restriction that a name "may contain a maximum of six simple words or compounds, as a rule, up to two first names and four surnames"; more may be permissible in some circumstances. Usually, the maternal surnames precede the paternal ones, but the opposite is also possible. If the father is unknown, or he has not acknowledged the child, only the mother's family name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álvarez (surname)
Álvarez (sometimes ''Alvarez'') is a Spanish language, Spanish surname of Germanic origin, a patronymic meaning "son of Álvaro". Its Portuguese language, Portuguese equivalent is Álvares. Notable people with the surname include: Actors, singers, musicians *Ana Álvarez (born 1969), Spanish model and actress *Andreína Álvarez (born 1979), Venezuelan actor *Angela Alvarez (1927–2024), Cuban-born American singer *Carlos Álvarez (baritone) (born 1966), Spanish opera singer *Cristian Álvarez (musician) (born 1972), Argentine musician *David Alvarez (actor), David Alvarez (born 1994), Canadian dancer and actor *Enrique Álvarez Félix (1934–1996), Mexican actor *Francisco Álvarez (actor) (1892–1960), Argentine actor *George Alvarez, Cuban/American actor *Ian Antonio Alvarez also known as Bunji Garlin (born 1978) Trinidadian male soca singer *Izabella Alvarez (born 2004), American actress *Javier Álvarez (composer), Javier Álvarez (1956–2023) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mara Alvares
Mara Alvares (Porto Alegre, Brazil, 1948) is a Brazilian artist. She mainly specialized in photography as one of her notable works is the Adansônia. She first studied metal engraving with the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul with Iberê Camargo. Biography Mara Alvares was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil where she focuses her work on photography. In her early 20s she went to school to study metal engraving, which she later transition to study photography. From 1976-1978 she was involved with an artist group called Nervo Óptico, which helped organized exhibitions and discussions. Alvares helped produced pieces for the Nervo Óptico for months. In 1977 she introduced her Adansônia series, where it introduces her earlier work of the interaction of the body in photography and performance. In 1979-1982 she and eight other artist founded and directed the alternative cultural center Espaço N.O in Porto Alegre, a place for art experimentation and exhibitions. She is currently an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galician Language
Galician ( , ), also known as Galego (), is a Iberian Romance languages, Western Ibero-Romance language. Around 2.4 million people have at least some degree of competence in the language, mainly in Galicia (Spain), Galicia, an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community located in northwestern Spain, where it has official status along with Spanish language, Spanish. The language is also spoken in some border zones of the neighbouring Spanish regions of Asturias and Castile and León, as well as by Galician migrant communities in the rest of Spain; in Latin America, including Argentina and Uruguay; and in Puerto Rico, the United States, Switzerland and elsewhere in Europe. Modern Galician is classified as part of the West Iberian languages, West Iberian language group, a family of Romance languages. Galician evolved locally from Vulgar Latin and developed from what modern scholars have called Galician-Portuguese. The earliest document written integrally in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
