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João da Nova (Galician: Xoán de Novoa, Joam de Nôvoa; Spanish: Juan de Nova; Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w dɐ ˈnɔvɐ]; c. 1460 in Maceda, Ourense, Galicia, Spain – July 16, 1509, in Kochi, India) was a Galician-born explorer in the service of Portugal. He is credited as the discoverer of Ascension and Saint Helena ...
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João da Nova. João da Nova, ricordato anche come Xoán de Novoa o Juan de Nova (Maceda, 1460 – Kochi, luglio 1509), è stato un esploratore portoghese. Al servizio del Portogallo navigò in particolare nell'Atlantico nell'oceano Indiano. È accreditato come lo scopritore dell'isola di Ascensione e dell'Isola di Sant'Elena.
29 mar 2024 · João da Nova was a Spanish navigator who in the service of Portugal discovered the islands of Ascension and St. Helena, both off the southwestern coast of Africa. Commanding a fleet of four ships, Nova left Portugal on a voyage to India in 1501. En route he discovered Ascension Island.
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João da Nova (Maceda, ca. 1460 — Cochim, 1509) foi um explorador galego, a serviço de Manuel I de Portugal. Deu o seu nome a uma pequena ilha no Canal de Moçambique, a ilha de João da Nova, hoje administrada pela França e dependente de Reunião.
Juan de Nova Island (French: Île Juan de Nova, pronounced [il ʒɥɑ̃ də nɔva]), Malagasy: Nosy Kely) is a French-controlled tropical island in the narrowest part of the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique. It is a low, flat island, 4.8 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi) in size.
The Third Portuguese India Armada was assembled in 1501 upon the order of King Manuel I of Portugal and placed under the command of João da Nova. It was small compared to other armadas of the same type and was formed for commercial purposes.
João da Nova (Maceda, Orense, ca. 1460-Cochín, India, 1509), también conocido como João da Nova Castelia o Xoán de Novoa, o Juan de Nova, fue un explorador originario de Galicia al servicio de la corona de Portugal. Se le acredita como descubridor de la isla Ascensión (1501) y de la isla Santa Elena (1502).
