Vasco Fernandes Coutinho | Portuguese explorer | Britannica (original) (raw)

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discovery of Vitória, Brazil

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  In Vitória
  Founded in 1535 by Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, who was given the original captaincy of Espírito Santo by the Portuguese crown, Vitória attained city status and was made a provincial capital in 1823. It is the seat of the Federal University of Espírito Santo (1961) and a Roman Catholic bishopric.…
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history of Espirito Santo

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  In Espírito Santo
  …Portuguese crown to the explorer Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, who, on May 23, 1535, first landed on the future site of Vitória. In 1799 Espírito Santo became an independent captaincy, in 1824 a province of the Brazilian Empire, and in 1889 a state of the newly formed federal republic.
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