Diogo Gonçalves de Travassos

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Diogo Gonçalves de Travassos (1390s–1449) was a Portuguese nobleman, who served as escrivão da puridade (King's private secretary) of Peter, Duke of Coimbra.[1]

He was the son of Martim Gonçalves de Travassos and Catarina Dias de Melo.[2] He was married to Violante Velho Cabral, daughter of Fernão Velho and Maria Alvares Cabral, belonging to a noble Portuguese family. She was the sister of Gonçalo Velho Cabral, and descendant of Pedro Soares Velho.[3]

Diogo Gonçalves de Travassos participated actively in the conquest of Ceuta.[4] He was a faithful vassal of the Infante Peter, being also godfather of two of his children.[5] He died on 20 May 1449 during the Battle of Alfarrobeira,[6] being buried in Batalha Monastery, in the chapel door of king.[7]

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  1. 1.Historia insulana das ilhas a Portugal sugeytas no Oceano occidental. By Antonio Cordeyro. 1866. p. 138.
  2. 2.Ihla de S. Miguel - Volumen1. Gaspar Frutuoso. 1924.
  3. 3.Genealogia paranaense - Volumen5. Impressora Paranaense, 1950. 1929.
  4. 4.Revista de ciencias de homem - Volumen3, Tema 1. 1970.
  5. 5.Ihla de S. Miguel, Volume 1. Gaspar Frutuoso. 1924.
  6. 6.A batalha de Alfarrobeira: antecedentes e significado histórico. Humberto Baquero Moreno. 1973.
  7. 7.Revista trimensal do Instituto Histórico, Geográphico e Etnográphico do Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). Instituto Histórico, Geográphico e Etnográphico do Brazil (Rio de Janeiro. 1872.