João Álvares Fagundes [SEP] place of birth
João Álvares Fagundes
João Álvares Fagundes (; born c. 1460, Kingdom of Portugal, died 1522, Kingdom of Portugal), an explorer and ship owner from Viana do Castelo in Northern Portugal, organized several expeditions to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia around 1520-1521.
Fagundes, together with his vice-captain (Pêro de Barcelos or other navigator), and accompanied by colonists (mostly from the Azores and some of mainland Portugal), explored the islands of St Paul near Cape Breton, Sable Island, Penguin Island (
the other in Portugal Cove South.
- Terra Nova (Newfoundland): (1501–?) claimed by Miguel and Gaspar Corte-Real, latter by João Álvares Fagundes. Also known as Terra Nova dos Bacalhaus (Land of Codfish).
- Labrador (1499/1500–?): claimed by the Corte-Real brothers and maybe by João Fernandes Labrador.
- Nova Scotia (1519?–?): explored and claimed by João Álvares Fagundes. In Nova Scotia, portuguese had two settlements, one