Curated category
16th-century Portuguese male writers
- António GalvãoAntónio Galvão entered the world around 1490 as the son of Duarte Galvão. His father served as chief diplomat and chronicler to King Afonso V of Portugal.
- Fernão Lopes de CastanhedaFernão Lopes de Castanheda was born around the year 1500 in Santarém. He entered the world as a natural son of a royal officer who served as judge in Goa.
- Gaspar CorreiaGaspar Correia arrived in Portuguese India between 1512 and 1514 as a soldier. He spent most of his life serving the empire that had brought him to Asia.
- João de BarrosJoão de Barros entered the world in Viseu, Portugal around 1496. He was born out of wedlock to Lopo de Barros, a squire serving King Manuel I.
- Gil VicenteThe year 1465 stands as the commonly accepted date for Gil Vicente's birth, though scholars have argued fiercely over this number for centuries.
- Luís de CamõesLuís Vaz de Camões, born around 1524 in Lisbon, emerged from a noble family with deep roots in the Kingdom of Galicia. His father, Simão Vaz de Camões…
- Damião de GóisOn the 2nd of February 1502, Damião de Góis entered a world that would shape his entire existence. He was born in Alenquer, Portugal, to Rui Dias de Góis and…