Corte-Real family

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Corte-Real Côrte-Real, Corte Real
Parent house	Costa
Country	Portugal
Place of origin	Tavira, Algarve, Portugal Azores, Portugal
Founded	15th century
Founder	Vasco Anes da Costa Corte-Real
Titles	Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo Marquis of Vagos Count of Aveiras Count of Subserra Count of Lumiares Count of Fijó Viscount of Bucelas Viscount of Fijó Baron of Ponte da Quarteira Majorat of Eça Majorat of Vale de Palma Majorat of Silves Lord of Mira
Estate(s)	Santa Catarina Palace
Cadet branches	Gil Vaz da Costa Corte-Real

The Corte-Real family (also Côrte-Real and Corte Real)^[1] is a Portuguese noble family dating back to 14th century, originating in Tavira. The family is famous for its involvement in the Portuguese discoveries during the Age of Exploration, in the 16th century. During this time, João Vaz Corte-Real and his sons Gaspar Corte-Real and Miguel Corte-Real notably participated in exploratory voyages to Newfoundland, in Canada.

For their discoveries in service of the Portuguese Crown, the family was given the islands of Terceira and São Jorge, in the Azores, and charged with their development and colonization. The family integrated itself well into the Portuguese nobility in the 17th century through a series of successful marriages and acquisition of several titles, notably Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo.