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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Gonçalo Velho
Cabral, was a 15th Century 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 hereditary landowner responsible for administering Crown lands on
the same islands, during the Portuguese Age of Discovery. He was son of
Fernão Velho, Lord and Alcaide of Veleda, and his wife Maria Álvares
Cabral (great-aunt of Pedro Álvares Cabral). His siblings Álvaro Velho
Cabral, Teresa Velho Cabral, wife of Fernão Soares de Albergaria, and
Violante Velho Cabral, wife of Diogo Gonçalves de Travassos also
established settlements in the Azores with their families. Although
referenced as Gonçalo Velho Cabral in most modern biographies, he is
generally referred to as Gonçalo Velho in historical documents.
