Tristão Vaz Teixeira
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Tristão Vaz Teixeira (c. 1395–1480) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer who, together with João Gonçalves Zarco and Bartolomeu Perestrelo, was the official discoverer and one of the first settlers of the archipelago of Madeira (1419–1420).
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Tristão Vaz Teixeira | |
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Born | c. 1395 |
Died | 1480 Silves, Kingdom of Portugal |
Nationality | Portuguese |
Occupation(s) | Explorer, colonial administrator |
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