VASCO MAUZINHO QUEVEDO
\vˈaskə͡ʊ mɔːzˈɪnhə͡ʊ kwɛvˈiːdə͡ʊ], \vˈaskəʊ mɔːzˈɪnhəʊ kwɛvˈiːdəʊ], \v_ˈa_s_k_əʊ m_ɔː_z_ˈɪ_n_h_əʊ k_w_ɛ_v_ˈiː_d_əʊ]\
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known also as Mauzinho Quevedo de Castello Branco. A Portuguese poet, born at Setubal in the latter part of the 16th century; died some time after 1627. He was educated at the University of Coimbra. He wrote a history of Santa Isabel, Queen of Portugal; also "Affonso Africano" (1611), a brilliant piece of work.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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