Nicolau Coelho (c.1460, in Felgueiras – 1502, off the coast of Mozambique) was an expert Portuguese navigator and explorer during the age of discovery. He participated in the discovery of the route to India by Vasco da Gama where he commanded Berrio, the first caravel to return; was captain of a ship in the fleet headed by Pedro Álvares Cabral who landed in Brazil. He died at sea, possibly off the coast of Mozambique, while returning from India in the 5th Portuguese Armada with Francisco de Albuquerque.
Nicolau Coelho (c.1460-1502) was presumably born in Felgueiras in northern Portugal. He was the son of Pedro Coelho and either Luísa de Góis or Inês de Ataíde, depending on the genealogical source. He married Brites Rodrigues de Brito sometime before 1495 and had several children: Nicolau, Francisco, Joana, Jorge, and Leonor.
Nicolau Coelho was a Portuguese explorer and one of the three captains (along with Paulo da Gama and Gonçalo Nunes) who accompanied Vasco da Gama in the Discovery of the sea route to India on July 8, 1497. He was the captain of the Berrio during this exploration and had as his navigator, Pêro Escobar. He was the first of Gama's captains to reach Mozambique, and establish contact with the sultan of Quiloa. He was also the first of Gama's armada to arrive in Lisbon, on July 10, 1499[1] where King Manuel I of Portugal bestowed to him a pension of 50,000 reis per year, 30,000 in interest for his lands and his descendants and a new coat of arms. He was made Knight of the Royal House (Cavaleiro da Casa Real) that same year.
On March 9, 1500, he accompanied Pedro Álvares Cabral in the discovery of Brazil being one of the captains of the fleet of 13 ships.[citation needed] After landing in Brazil, the fleet resumed their voyage east on May 3, 1500, where they were struck by a great storm near the Cape of Good Hope losing 4 vessels in the process and they continued with stops in modern-day Mozambique, Kenya, and Tanzania before finally reaching Calicut in India on September 13, 1500. The fleet returned to Lisbon on June 23, 1501. Cabral arrived back home with only 4 of the original 13 ships. Coelho left Portugal for a third time on April 14, 1503, as captain of the "Faial" with the armada of Afonso de Albuquerque, but died while returning home to Portugal in January 1504 along with Francisco de Albuquerque, Afonso's cousin, near the shallows of São Lázaro, modern day Quirimbas Islands, Mozambique.[2]
Nicolau Coelho at Navegações Portuguesas (in Portuguese)
January 06, 2023
nicolau, coelho, 1460, felgueiras, 1502, coast, mozambique, expert, portuguese, navigator, explorer, during, discovery, participated, discovery, route, india, vasco, gama, where, commanded, berrio, first, caravel, return, captain, ship, fleet, headed, pedro, Á. Nicolau Coelho c 1460 in Felgueiras 1502 off the coast of Mozambique was an expert Portuguese navigator and explorer during the age of discovery He participated in the discovery of the route to India by Vasco da Gama where he commanded Berrio the first caravel to return was captain of a ship in the fleet headed by Pedro Alvares Cabral who landed in Brazil He died at sea possibly off the coast of Mozambique while returning from India in the 5th Portuguese Armada with Francisco de Albuquerque Nicolau CoelhoEffigy of Nicolau Coelho in the Monument of the Discoveries in Lisbon PortugalBornc 1460Felgueiras Kingdom of PortugalDied1504Off the coast of MozambiqueNationalityPortugueseOccupation s Explorer navigator Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditNicolau Coelho c 1460 1502 was presumably born in Felgueiras in northern Portugal He was the son of Pedro Coelho and either Luisa de Gois or Ines de Ataide depending on the genealogical source He married Brites Rodrigues de Brito sometime before 1495 and had several children Nicolau Francisco Joana Jorge and Leonor Nicolau Coelho was a Portuguese explorer and one of the three captains along with Paulo da Gama and Goncalo Nunes who accompanied Vasco da Gama in the Discovery of the sea route to India on July 8 1497 He was the captain of the Berrio during this exploration and had as his navigator Pero Escobar He was the first of Gama s captains to reach Mozambique and establish contact with the sultan of Quiloa He was also the first of Gama s armada to arrive in Lisbon on July 10 1499 1 where King Manuel I of Portugal bestowed to him a pension of 50 000 reis per year 30 000 in interest for his lands and his descendants and a new coat of arms He was made Knight of the Royal House Cavaleiro da Casa Real that same year On March 9 1500 he accompanied Pedro Alvares Cabral in the discovery of Brazil being one of the captains of the fleet of 13 ships citation needed After landing in Brazil the fleet resumed their voyage east on May 3 1500 where they were struck by a great storm near the Cape of Good Hope losing 4 vessels in the process and they continued with stops in modern day Mozambique Kenya and Tanzania before finally reaching Calicut in India on September 13 1500 The fleet returned to Lisbon on June 23 1501 Cabral arrived back home with only 4 of the original 13 ships Coelho left Portugal for a third time on April 14 1503 as captain of the Faial with the armada of Afonso de Albuquerque but died while returning home to Portugal in January 1504 along with Francisco de Albuquerque Afonso s cousin near the shallows of Sao Lazaro modern day Quirimbas Islands Mozambique 2 See also EditExploration of AsiaReferences Edit Diffie BW Shafer BC Winius GD 1974 Foundations of the Portuguese empire 1415 1580 U of Minnesota Press 1977 p 184 ISBN 0 8166 0782 6 Portuguese Indiamen ShipwrecksExternal links EditPortrait and coat of arms Nicolau Coelho at Navegacoes Portuguesas in Portuguese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nicolau Coelho amp oldid 1130040992, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
