The name makes no sense. He must have a different (legal) surname and what you gave is the family nickname. Pao is bread and quente is hot, so you have (in English) John Hot Bread. That's not a surname, but could very well be a nickname. Perhaps he was a baker on Sao Jorge before he got into whaling? Maybe he picked up a piece of hot bread and said "ouch ouch ouch" as he bounced it around and the nickname stuck. Who knows.
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