Hace 1 día · He learned of the opportunities offered by the Saharan trade routes that terminated there, and became fascinated with Africa in general; he was most intrigued by the Christian legend of Prester John and the expansion of Portuguese trade. He is regarded as the patron of Portuguese exploration . Life [ edit]
Hace 1 día · Edgar Allan Poe and his first cousin, Virginia Clemm (1822–1847) [33] John J. Pettus (1813–1867), 23rd Governor of Mississippi, and his first cousin, Permelia Virginia Winston. Peter A. Porter (1827–1864), lawyer, politician and a Union Army colonel, and his first cousin, Mary Cabell Breckinridge.
He was titled the 3rd Duke of Alba de Tormes, 4th Marquess of Coria, 3rd Count of Salvatierra de Tormes, 2nd Count of Piedrahita, 8th Lord of Valdecorneja, Grandee of Spain and a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. His motto in Latin was Deo patrum nostrorum ("To the God of our fathers").