Search results
João da Nova (Galician: Xoán de Novoa, Joam de Nôvoa; Spanish: Juan de Nova; Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w dɐ ˈnɔvɐ]; c. 1460 in Maceda, Ourense, Galicia, Spain – July 16, 1509, in Kochi, India) was a Galician-born explorer in the service of Portugal. He is credited as the discoverer of Ascension and Saint Helena ...
João da Nova was a Spanish navigator who in the service of Portugal discovered the islands of Ascension and St. Helena, both off the southwestern coast of Africa. Commanding a fleet of four ships, Nova left Portugal on a voyage to India in 1501.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
João da Nova. The modest armada carried 350–400 men, only 80 of which were armed. [11] . Its admiral was João da Nova, a Galician -born minor noble. He was Alcalde Pequeno (municipal magistrate) of Lisbon, and his principal recommendation to the admiralship was probably his connection to the powerful Portuguese nobleman Tristão da Cunha. [12]
Oct 31, 2019 · João da Nova (Juan De Nova) and the First Battle of Cannanore, India. The objective of the Third Armada was wholly commercial. Their mission was to go to India, load up with spices, and...
- 2 min
- 4.5K
- Iberius Polonius
João da Nova (Galician: Xoán de Novoa, Joam de Nôvoa; Spanish: Juan de Nova; Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w dɐ ˈnɔvɐ]; c. 1460 in Maceda, Ourense, Galicia, Spain – July 16, 1509, in Kochi, India) was a Galician-born explorer in the service of Portugal.
The First Battle of Cannanore was a naval engagement between the Third Portuguese Armada under João da Nova and the naval forces of Calicut, which had been assembled by the Zamorin against the Portuguese in order to prevent their return to Portugal.
João da Nova (Maceda, ca. 1460 — Cochim, 1509) foi um explorador galego, a serviço de Manuel I de Portugal. Deu o seu nome a uma pequena ilha no Canal de Moçambique, a ilha de João da Nova, hoje administrada pela França e dependente de Reunião.
