Diogo de Melo Coutinho

Diogo de Melo Coutinho Spanish: Diego de Melo y Coutiño
Birthdate:	1488
Birthplace:	Mêda Municipality, Guarda District, Portugal
Death:	Brazil
Immediate Family:	Son of Francisco de Melo Coutinho, 4.º Conde de Marialva and Brites de Menezes, 2.ª Condessa de Loulé , 4.ª Condessa de Marialva Husband of Joana de Carvalho Father of Domingos de Melo Coutiño y Carvalho; Xx de Melo Coutiño y Carvalho; Juana de Melo Coutiño y Carvalho and João de Melo Coutinho Brother of Guiomar Coutinho, 5.ª Condessa de Marialva 3.ª Condessa de Loulé
Occupation:	Descubridor de la islas Azores

Managed by:	Carlos F. Bunge
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The Coutinhos went to Santa Maria and Sao Miguel Azores before they went to Brazil.

Many people who went to Brazil during the 16th and 17th C were from Madeira and Azores.

Diogo de Melo Coutinho fue un navegante portugués, co-descubridor de las Islas Azores.

Biografía

Nacido en 1450 en Portugal, de familia noble Diogo de Melo casado con Joana de Carvalho, también hija de nobles.

Diogo de Melo Coutinho fue el descubridor de las Islas Azores junto con Gonçalo Velho Cabral.

Is not him, but a homonymous relative:

Citação:
Diogo De Melo Coutinho
Descrição: Portuguese Colonial Administrator

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1488	1488	Birth of Diogo de Melo Coutinho Mêda Municipality, Guarda District, Portugal
1521	1521	Birth of Domingos de Melo Coutiño y Carvalho Portugal
????		Birth of João de Melo Coutinho Portugal
????		Birth of Xx de Melo Coutiño y Carvalho
????		Birth of Juana de Melo Coutiño y Carvalho
????		Death of Diogo de Melo Coutinho Brazil

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