Note 17 — Chapter VI · PORTUGAL AND ABYSSINIA
Reading edition
It may be interesting to some to know that Vasco is a contraction of Velasco, meaning “hairy,” and was a nickname often given to Portuguese in early days.
Reading edition
It may be interesting to some to know that Vasco is a contraction of Velasco, meaning “hairy,” and was a nickname often given to Portuguese in early days.