Tristão Vaz Teixeira
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 Statue of Tristão Vaz Teixeira in Machico | |
| Born | c. 1395 Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 1480 Silves, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation | Explorer, colonial administrator |
Tristão Vaz Teixeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [tɾiʃˈtɐ̃w̃ ˈvaʃ tɐjˈʃɐj.ɾɐ]; 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).
Biography
Born Tristão Vaz, adding the name Teixeira after his marriage with Dona Branca Teixeira. Tristão was a nobleman of Prince Henry the Navigator's House, taking part in the conquest of Ceuta.[1] Around 1418, while exploring the coast of Africa, he and João Gonçalves Zarco were taken off course by bad weather, and came upon an island which they called Porto Santo (Holy Harbor). Shortly after, they were ordered by Prince Henry to settle the island, together with Bartolomeu Perestrelo. Following a rabbit outbreak that made it difficult to grow crops, they moved to the nearby island of Madeira. It proved to be hospitable and cultivable, so Prince Henry sent for more settlers to colonize the island. The governance of Madeira was divided between Zarco and Tristão, who were appointed Captain-majors (capitães-donatários) of Funchal and Machico, respectively. Tristão was officially designated to the post on 11 May 1440.
Teixira promoted and often organized festivals, tournaments, equestrian games and poetry recitals, and is the author of three of the poems that make up the "Cancioneiro Geral" by Garcia de Resende. He is responsible for the construction of the original chapel of São Roque and the patron saint against contagious diseases, as well as the chapel of São João Batista, the main church of Machico, although intended as the family tomb, as evidenced by the coat of arms of the Teixeiras family, where he is buried.[2]
Tristão Vaz took part in further raids and explorations along the coast of Africa throughout his life.[3] He died at Silves, he was 85 years.
Notes
- ^ Zurara, p.388
- ^ Teixeira, Manuel Rufino. Tristão Vaz Teixeira Quem Era? (PDF). Mercado Quinhentista.
- ^ Zurara, p.413
Sources
- Zurara, Gomes Eanes de (1841). Chronica do descobrimento e conquista de Guiné, 1453. Paris: J. P. Aillaud.
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