Da Cunha Family
Family of Portuguese Explorers and Naval/Army commanders noteable in the early 16th Century.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Churches and Convents of Goa | Nuno da Cunha, son of Tristan, was Governor of the Portuguese "Estado da ?ndia" from 1529-38 and transferred its capital from Cochi to Goa in 1538 where it remained througout the Imperial period. | |
| Gough and Inaccessible Islands | Tristan da Cunha was the first person to record having seen the archipelago which includes Inaccessible Island | |
| Socotra Archipelago | Tristan da Cunha captured it in 1507 |
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