Barros

[ bahr-roosh ]

noun

1. João de [zhwou, n, d, uh], the Portuguese Livy, 1496–1570, Portuguese historian.

Barros

/ ˈbɑːrruʃ /

noun

1. BarrosJoão de14961570MPortugueseHISTORY: historian João de (ʒu[~ə]u ˈdəː). 1496–1570, Portuguese historian: noted for his history of the Portuguese in the East Indies, Décadas da Ásia (1552–1615)

Example Sentences

She knew that Gómez and Barros were supposed to have her sister, but they had told her she ran away years before.

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Gómez and Barros have been charged with forced slavery, inflicting bodily harm on a child and false imprisonment.

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Las Casas apparently depended on Barros as well as on the Historie.

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As an historian and a stylist Barros deserves the high fame he has always enjoyed.

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This defect is remedied in the writings of John de Barros, who was particularly attentive to this head.

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Historia de los barros vidriados sevillanos desde sus orgenes hasta nuestros das.

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Barros, however, in his account of the voyage, makes no mention of Ceram.

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