Tristão Vaz Teixeira
Tristão Vaz Teixeira | |
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| Born | c. 1395 |
| Died | 1480 Silves, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation(s) | Explorer, colonial administrator |
Tristão Vaz Teixeira (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).