Project Gutenberg 2010-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 55 Bettencourt, Emiliano Augusto de 1825 1886 Memoria sobre a descoberta das ilhas de Porto Santo e Madeira 1418-1419 (Fragmento de um livro inedito) Reading ease score: 41.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Pedro Saborano (produced from scanned images of public domain material from Google Book Search) "Memoria sobre a descoberta das ilhas de Porto Santo e Madeira 1418-1419" by E. A. Bettencourt is a historical account produced in the late 19th century. The book examines the discoveries of the islands of Porto Santo and Madeira, detailing the voyages of Portuguese navigators during the early 15th century. Bettencourt explores the contributions of notable figures, such as Prince Henry the Navigator, and recounts the series of events that led to these significant maritime discoveries. In this account, the author highlights the adventures of João Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz Teixeira, who, initially aiming for Guinea, were driven off course by a storm and stumbled upon the island of Porto Santo. After recognizing this new land, they returned to report their findings to Prince Henry, who later authorized further exploration leading to the eventual discovery of Madeira. Bettencourt intricately discusses the various narratives surrounding these discoveries, addressing legends, discrepancies in historical accounts, and the impact of these voyages on navigation and colonization. Through careful analysis, he attempts to establish the validity of the explorers' claims against competing theories, ultimately underscoring the significance of the Portuguese exploration era in the broader context of maritime history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pt Vila de Porto Santo (Madeira Islands) Madeira Islands DP Text PT Navegações e Explorações Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 67157 67147 2024-10-13T11:52:40.547260 2023-09-14T05:20:59.798587 text/html text/html 62271 2010-03-09T09:29:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 23981 2010-03-09T09:29:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 126199 2024-10-13T11:52:46.832219 application/epub+zip 125064 2024-10-13T11:52:44.211231 application/epub+zip 79549 2024-10-13T11:52:42.989252 application/epub+zip 333803 2024-10-13T11:52:48.567290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327623 2024-10-13T11:52:46.073242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95366 2022-09-14T13:48:25.530182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59480 59381 2024-10-13T11:52:40.270259 2023-09-14T05:20:59.613576 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 58826 2010-03-09T09:29:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 22977 2010-03-09T09:29:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19776 2024-10-13T11:52:48.690208 application/rdf+xml 25768 2024-10-13T11:52:43.533238 image/jpeg 4696 2024-10-13T11:52:43.263241 image/jpeg 126914 2024-10-13T11:52:40.556249 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog