Bartolomeu Perestrello
Bartolomeu Perestrello | |
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| Born | c. 1395 |
| Died | 1457 |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation(s) | Explorer, colonial administrator |
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| Children | various, including Filipa |
Bartolomeu Perestrello (Portuguese pronunciation: [baɾtuluˈmew pɨɾɨʃˈtɾelu], in Italian Bartolomeo Perestrello), 1st Capitão Donatário, Lord and Governor of the Island of Porto Santo (c. 1395 – 1457) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer that is claimed to have discovered and populated Porto Santo Island (1419) together with João Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz Teixeira. The account of his participation in the discovery is disputed by some historians.