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unusual facts about Order of Saint James of the Sword


Elmar Oliveira

Other honors include an honorary doctorate from Binghamton University and the Order of Santiago, Portugal’s highest civilian honor.


Bartolomeu Perestrello

Nobleman and Fidalgo-Esquire of the House of Infante João, Lord of Reguengos and master of the Portuguese Order of Saint James (Santiago), he was granted in 1446, as hereditary fief (capitania), the island of Porto Santo and, together with his fellow fleet commanders, started the colonization of the islands.


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