Pedro Vaz Marinheiro

Pedro Vaz Marinheiro
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Born	? Kingdom of Portugal
Died	May 7, 1534 Kingdom of Portugal
Nationality	Portuguese
Occupation	Navigator

Pedro Vaz Marinheiro was a Portuguese nobleman, navigator, resident and colonizer of the Azores Islands.

Pedro Vaz was born in Portugal, one of the first settlers of São Miguel, Azores. He was called "Marinheiro" due to the large number of ships he had in his residence located in Ponta Delgada. He was the father of Grimaneza Pires, who married in Azores with Estêvão Pires de Alpoim, notary in the island.

His brother, Diogo Vaz, was an inhabitant of Lagoa, Azores.

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