Gomes Eanes de Zurara
Portuguese writer
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Gomes Eanes de Zurara was a Portuguese chronicler and writer of the 15th century. He succeeded Fernão Lopes as the chief chronicler of the realm. Zurara's most notable works are the Crónica da tomada de Ceuta (Chronicle of the Conquest of Ceuta) and the Crónica do descobrimento e da conquista de Guin\u00ea (The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea). While his writing was significant for documenting Portuguese expansion, it is considered to be on a lower level of artistry compared to his predecessor.1
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