Lusitano (disambiguation)

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  • Lusitano refers to a Portuguese horse breed, see Lusitano
  • Lusitano , is a grape variety

Lusitano is the name of the following people:

  • Amato Lusitano (Latinized Amatus Lusitanus , actually João Rodrigues de Castelo ; 1511–1568), Portuguese-Jewish doctor and botanist; is considered to be one of the discoverers of the bloodstream
  • Vicente Lusitano , Portuguese composer and music theorist of the 16th century
  • Zacutus Lusitanus ( Zacuto Lusitano , also Abraham Zacuth ; * 1575 as Manuel Alvares de Távora , † 1642), Portuguese-Dutch doctor and medical historian