I notice an interest in the CABRAL name and check my database on Portuguese Names and Their Meanings and found the following: I hope this help in the genealogy research. Eugenia
Cabral - Armorial: yes. Cabral - This is a surname commonly used in Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. Information is from: BASIC PORTUGUESE PALEOGRAPHY, The Genealogical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Series II, No., 20, 1978, page 26. People in Portuguese History: Secretary of Justice, Costa Cabral (a former radical) (1839). Prime Minister, Costa Cabral government 1842-1846; 1849-1851. Count of Tomar, Costa Cabral (1849). Administrative Code of 1842. Costa Cabral, Secretary of Portugal, in education eliminated scientific studies form the "lycée program. He limited the teaching languages to the cities (1844). Information is from: A.H. de Oliveira Marques, HISTORY OF PORTUGAL, Columbia University Press, NY, Vol. 2, 1972, page 7, 8, 17, 31, 49, 66. People in Portuguese History: Pedro Alvares Cabral: Manoel I King of Portugal (1495-1521). Married 1st. Isabella, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain., His 2nd marriage to Maria daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. King Manoel I was the great, the fortunate, bother-in-law of Joao II (John). King Manoel I reign and that of his successor mark the apogee of Portuguese power and empire. Following the great discoveries (Vasco de Gama's voyage to India, 1497-1498; Pedro Alvares Cabral's discovery of Brazil, 1500; Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe, 1519-1522) The new Portuguese empire was at first ruled by men of exceptional ability and courage (Francisco de Almeida, first viceroy of the Indies, 1505; Afonso de Albuquerque, viceroy, 1507-1511) and brought in large returns. Lisbon, very soon displaced Venice, Italy, as the entrepot for Asiatic goods, and became a center of wealth and luxury. Colonial rade was a royal monopoly, and the court became a mecca for concession seekers. The old agrarian system became undermined by the introduction of black slavery, while the aristocracy to a certain extent abandoned itself to imperial war, to corruption at home and to exploitation abroad. In short, the 16 century, outwardly brilliant was already the beginning of decadence. Information is from the book: William L. Langer, AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD HISTORY, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1972, page 385, 418. Portuguese Explorer: In 21 Apr. 1500 the Portuguese commander Pedro Cabral sailing to India with 13 caravels and accompanied by such distinguished captains as Dias and Duarte Pacheco, landed in Brazil, coming from Cape Verde Islands. The party stayed only about 10 days, but took official possession of the country which Cabral named Tierra de Vera Cruz. The idea of Cabral having been the first to discover Brazil, like the idea that his landing there was accidental, has now been given up by some scholars, but the question remains open. Information is from the book: William L. Langer, AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD HISTORY, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1972, page 390 Portuguese Explorer: An expedition commanded by Pedro Alvares Cabral, a nobleman, it departed from Lisbon, Portugal in March 1500. He reach Brazil 22 April 1500. Information is from the book: A.H. De Oliveira Marques, HISTORY OF PORTUGAL, Columbia University Press, 1972, page 226. Cabral - A family name in the Azores. Information is from the book: James H. Guill, A HISTORY OF THE AZORES ISLANDS, Golden Shield International, Vol. 5, 1993, page 189. Portuguese Explorer: Pedro Alvarez Cabral, (Portuguese) Explores Coast of Brazil which he names Santa Cruz, in 1501. Information is from: NEW ERA ATLAS OF THE WORLD, C.S. Hammond and Company, Inc., New York, 1940, page 157. Portuguese Explorer: Pedro Alvares Cabral (Portugal) Discovered or visited coast of Brazil on voyage to India in 1500. Information is from: WORLD ATLAS, Rand McNally & Company, New York, 1956, page 159. Cabral - is a family name of a early Portuguese immigrant in California. Information is from: Carlos Almeida, PORTUGUESE IMMIGRANTS, Published by: The Supreme Council of U.P.E.C., San Leandro, CA,1978, page 268. -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
