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João da Nova (Galician spelling ''Xoán de Novoa'' or ''Joam de Nôvoa'', Spanish spelling ''Juan de Nova''; (:ʒuˈɐ̃w̃ dɐ ˈnɔvɐ); born c. 1460 in Maceda, Ourense, Galicia; died July 1509 in Kochi, India) was a Galician explorer of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the service of Portugal. He is credited as the discoverer of Ascension and Saint Helena islands. The Juan de Nova Island, in the Mozambique Channel, is named after him. The Farquhar atoll (in the Seychelles) was, for a long time, known as the João da Nova islands.〔The appellation 'João da Nova islands' for the Farquhar atoll appeared in most European navigational charts until the 19th century, when they were renamed after British Mauritius governor Robert Townsend Farquhar, to avoid confusion with the Mozambique Channel island.〕〔Findlay, A. G. (1866) ''(A Directory for the Navigation of the Indian Ocean )'', London: Laurie, p.479〕 It is sometimes thought that the Agaléga islands (in the Indian Ocean) was also named after him (although it is almost certain he never visited them).〔Theories behind the 'Agalega' name are reviewed by Robert Scott (1961) ''Limuria: The Lesser Dependencies of Mauritius''〕 ==Biography== Juan da Nova was born into a noble family in Maceda, Galicia, then a constituent kingdom of the Crown of Castile. Nova was sent by his family to Portugal, where he grew up, to escape the struggles between aristocratic factions known as the Irmandiño wars. In Portugal, he was also known as ''João Galhego'' ("the Galician"). In 1496, he was appointed as ''Alcaide menor'' (Mayor) of Lisbon by king Manuel I. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「João da Nova」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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