Proper noun
Mascarenhas (plural Mascarenhases)
A surname from Portuguese.
André de Chapuiset Le Merle in his “Précis d’histoire de l’île Maurice”, 1948, states that it is really Pedro de Mascarenhas and not Pedro Mascarenhas, who went to India only in 1554. Source: Internet
An official world map by Diogo Ribeiro described “from west to east, the first island, 'Mascarenhas', the second, 'Santa Apolonia' and the third, 'Domingo Froiz.' Source: Internet
Jacques Auber, Histoire de l’océan Indien, 1955, p. 233 Five years later, the islands were visited by Dom Pedro de Mascarenhas Auguste Toussaint attributes the discovery of Mauritius to Mascarenhas whereas Albert Pitot hesitates to do so. Source: Internet
In 1759, King José I elevate the town to the status of city, a few months after condemning the Duke of Aveiro (a title established in 1547 by João III ), José Mascarenhas, to death. Source: Internet
From the provincial high school ranks, Cheng speaks highly of 6-foot-2 guard Lorenzo Barbieri, from Brampton, 6-foot-4 guard Ziphion Grant, from Vaughan, and 6-foot-2 guard Ben Mascarenhas, from Cambridge. Source: Internet