Family tree of Pedro Álvares CABRAL

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Portuguese Born Pedro Álvares CABRAL

Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the discoverer of Brazil

Born on 1467 in Belmonte, Portugal

Died on December 22, 1519 in Santarém, Portugal

Deceased on january 01 73

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Cabral

Luis Alvares

1375 - 1433

Almeida

Constança Anes

1375 -

De Andrade

Rui Freire

1350 -

De Novais

Aldonça

1350 -

Cabral

Fernando Alvares

1394 -

De Andrade

Teresa Freire

1395 -

Cabral

Fernão

1427 -

De Gouveia de Queiroz

Isabel

1433 - 1483

Cabral

Pedro Alvares

1467 - 1520

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Little is certain regarding Pedro Álvares Cabral's life before, or following, his voyage which led to the discovery of Brazil. He was born in 1467 or 1468—the former year being the more likely—at Belmonte, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from present-day Covilhã in central Portugal. He was a son of Fernão Álvares Cabral and Isabel Gouveia—one of five boys and six girls in the family. Cabral was christened Pedro Álvares de Gouveia and only later, supposedly upon his elder brother's death in 1503, did he begin using his father's surname. The coat of arms of his family was drawn with two purple goats on a field of silver. Purple represented fidelity, and the goats were derived from the family name (cabral pertains to goats in English). However, only his elder brother was entitled to make use of the family arms.