Gomes Eanes de Zurara
Gomes Eanes de Zurara | |
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A depiction of Zurara on the pedestal of the Camões monument, by Victor Bastos, 1860-67 (Praça Luís de Camões, Lisbon) | |
| Chief Chronicler of the Kingdom of Portugal | |
| In office 6 June 1454 – c. 1474 | |
| Monarch | Afonso V of Portugal |
| Preceded by | Fernão Lopes |
| Succeeded by | Vasco Fernandes de Lucena |
| High Guardian of the Royal Archives | |
| In office 6 June 1454 – c. 1474 | |
| Monarch | Afonso V of Portugal |
| Preceded by | Fernão Lopes |
| Succeeded by | Afonso Eanes de Óbidos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1410 Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | c. 1474 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Signature | |
Gomes Eanes de Zurara (c. 1410 – c. 1474), sometimes spelled Eannes or Azurara, was a Portuguese chronicler of the European Age of Discovery, the most notable after Fernão Lopes.