Barros
João de
[zhwoun duh] /ʒwãʊ̃ də/ (Show IPA), (“the Portuguese Livy”) 1496–1570, Portuguese historian.
Contemporary Examples
She knew that Gómez and Barros were supposed to have her sister, but they had told her she ran away years before.
Argentinian Teen Was Starved and Held Captive With a Canine For 9 Years Barbie Latza Nadeau April 16, 2014
Gómez and Barros have been charged with forced slavery, inflicting bodily harm on a child and false imprisonment.
Argentinian Teen Was Starved and Held Captive With a Canine For 9 Years Barbie Latza Nadeau April 16, 2014
Historical Examples
As an historian and a stylist Barros deserves the high fame he has always enjoyed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 Various
The name of one of these is supplied by Castanheda and Barros.
A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499 Unknown
Barros and Goes say that the leader of these vessels was a pirate named Timoja, whose head-quarters were at Onor.
A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499 Unknown
The succeeding decades, from the 5th to the 13th, are not written by Barros.
The History of the Revolutions of Portugal Abb Vertot
Father du Tarry, (a Jesuit) has copied less from Barros, than any of the authors who have treated on the same subject.
The History of the Revolutions of Portugal Abb Vertot
Las Casas apparently depended on Barros as well as on the Historie.
Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery Justin Winsor
His first Decade overlaps Barros, and his history goes from 1526 to 1600.
Rulers of India: Albuquerque Henry Morse Stephens
His chronology throughout differs much from Barros, and a critical comparison between them is much needed.
Rulers of India: Albuquerque Henry Morse Stephens
noun
João de (ʒu[~ə]u ˈdəː). 1496–1570, Portuguese historian: noted for his history of the Portuguese in the East Indies, Décadas da Ásia (1552–1615)
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