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16th-century Portuguese people

  • Gregório LopesIn 1514, Gregório Lopes married the daughter of Jorge Afonso. This union marked a pivotal moment in his career as he transitioned from student to family…
  • André de GouveiaAndré de Gouveia entered the Collège Sainte-Barbe in Paris during the early 1500s. He was one of the first Portuguese students to study there under his uncle…
  • Diogo de GouveiaDiogo de Gouveia was born in Beja around the year 1471. He entered Paris in 1499 to study at the Collège de Montaigu. Two scholarships from Jan Standonck…
  • Duarte LoboDuarte Lobo entered the world in Alcáçovas, a town nestled in the Alentejo region of southern Portugal. His early years unfolded quietly before he became one…
  • André de ResendeAndré de Resende was born around 1498 in the city of Évora. He lost his father early and entered the local Dominican Order at age ten or twelve.