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Discovery of Western Azores
- When
- 1452
- Where
- Western Azores
Diogo de Teive identified Flores and Corvo in 1452, initially mistaking them for a new archipelago and naming them the Flowered Islands.
Returning from the Newfoundland area, Teive sighted the islands in late summer 1452. He named them Ilhas Floreira due to their vegetation. Sources differ on whether this was a formal discovery or recognition of previously known islands, with some noting his son João was present.
Sources
- Diogo de Teive Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-07
- Flores Island (Azores) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31
- Corvo Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-14
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