Diogo de Melo Coutinho (15th century) should not be confused with Diogo de Melo Coutinho.
Diogo de Melo Coutinho | |
Birth Date: | c. 1450 |
Birth Place: | Portugal |
Death Date: | 15? |
Nationality: | Portuguese |
Spouse: | Joana de Carvalho |
Diogo de Melo Coutinho was a Portuguese navigator, co-discoverer of the Azores Islands.
Born about 1450 in Portugal, of noble family Diogo de Melo married to Joana de Carvalho, also daughter of nobles.
Diogo de Melo Coutinho was the discoverer of the Azores Islands together with Gonçalo Velho Cabral.