Cristóvão Falcão
Cristóvão Falcão (c. 1512 – c. 1557), sometimes Cristóvão Falcão de Sousa or Cristóvão de Sousa Falcão, was a Portuguese poet, that came of a noble family settled at Portalegre in the Alentejo, which had originated with John Falconet, one of the Englishmen who went to Portugal in 1386 in the suite of Philippa of Lancaster.
Cristóvão Falcão
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- Born
- 1512 · Portalegre.
- Died
- 1557
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Occupation
- poet · diplomat · writer
- Languages
- Portuguese
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Cristóvão Falcão (c. 1512 – c. 1557), sometimes Cristóvão Falcão de Sousa or Cristóvão de Sousa Falcão, was a Portuguese poet, that came of a noble family settled at Portalegre in the Alentejo, which had originated with John Falconet, one of the Englishmen who went to Portugal in 1386 in the suite of Philippa of Lancaster.
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Born at Portalegre in 1512, died in 1557.
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O Parque dos Poetas é um projecto da Câmara Municipal de Oeiras que pretende homenagear a cultura portuguesa. Foi inaugurado em Junho de 2003, proporcionando um espaço de lazer, de cultura e de desporto, procurando cruzar a poesia e a arte dos jardins. Tem jardins, alamedas, parque infantil, fontes, parque de merendas, anfiteatro ao ar livre, entre outras possibilidades a descobrir. Estão represen
Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · Monumento a Cristóvão Falcão - Parque dos Poetas - Oeiras - Portugal
O Parque dos Poetas é um projecto da Câmara Municipal de Oeiras que pretende homenagear a cultura portuguesa. Foi inaugurado em Junho de 2003, proporcionando um espaço de lazer, de cultura e de desporto, procurando cruzar a poesia e a arte dos jardins. Tem jardins, alamedas, parque infantil, fontes, parque de merendas, anfiteatro ao ar livre, entre outras possibilidades a descobrir. Estão represen
Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · Parque dos Poetas - Oeiras - Portugal
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