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Gomes Eanes de Zurara
Statue of Gomes Eanes de Azurara, part of the pedestal of the Monument to Luis Vaz de Camões by Victor Bastos, between 1860 and 1867, in Praça Luís de Camões (Lisbon). The figure of Zurara can also be found among the figures represented on the ‘Discoveries’ Monument.
Gomes Eanes de Zurara (1410- 1474) was the chief chronicler of the Kingdom of Portugal, keeper of the Royal Library and the Torre do Tombo, and recorded some of the most important historical moments at the beginning of the colonial invasions.
Zurara was, first and foremost, a servant of the kingdom and of King Afonso V, which is why his texts were rather sycophantic towards him and his political decisions, and he seemed to be less than impartial towards the events he described.
It is in Zurara's texts that the beginning of the colonial narrative, its objectives and justifications are built. However, the context of his work in the service of the crown, probably conditioned by it, raises questions about the veracity and historical relevance of his accounts.