Example sentences for: gonçalves

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  • Among its masterpieces of international renown are The Adoration of St. Vincent, a multi-panel work attributed to the 15th-century Portuguese master, Nuno Gonçalves, and The Temptation of St. Anthony, a fantastic hallucination by Hieronymus Bosch, tempered with humor and executed with mad genius.

  • João Gonçalves Zarco, sailing in the service of Prince Henry, made the first of many famous Portuguese discoveries, which would culminate a century later in Magellan’s historic circumnavigation of the globe.

  • The most interesting street in Vila Baleira is Rua João Gonçalves Zarco, on the other side of the river, running down to the sea.

  • Machico can claim to be Madeira’s first settlement, the spot where João Gonçalves Zarco first came ashore on the island in 1419.

  • At the intersection of Avenida Zarco and the main drag, Avenida Arriaga, stands a statue of Madeira’s discoverer, João Gonçalves Zarco — often referred to as the “First Captain. ”


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