Tristão da Cunha
Tristão da Cunha (* around 1460; † before September 6, 1539) was a Portuguese admiral .
Cunha was the first to receive the title of Viceroy of India from King Manuel I. Cunha was unable to take office due to temporary blindness.
He undertook his most important voyage in 1506 when he set out for India with 15 ships. Cunha discovered three volcanic islands in the South Atlantic , one of which - Tristan da Cunha - was named after him. After taking Socotra from the Arabs in the hope of increasing Portugal's influence on the Red Sea , Cunha sailed on to India.
After his return, da Cunha became one of the representatives of the Portuguese court to Pope Leo X. He was later appointed a member of the Portuguese Privy Council. One of his sons, Nuno da Cunha (1487–1539), became governor of India .
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Andrade (1974), pp. 20-21; 185-186; 249-50.
literature
- António Alberto de Andrade: História de um fidalgo quinhentista português. Tristão da Cunha. Lisboa 1974.
- António Henrique de Oliveira Marques : History of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 385). Translated from the Portuguese by Michael von Killisch-Horn. Kröner, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-520-38501-5 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cunha, Tristão da |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese admiral |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1460 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 6, 1539 |