Dom Diogo de Azevedo Roiz was a Portuguese explorer of the Indian Ocean who sailed as an ordinary helmsman under the command of Dom Pedro Mascarenhas around Goa.
11 Facts About Diogo Rodrigues
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Diogo Rodrigues then returned to Goa and made a mark in the history of the Portuguese empire in the subcontinent around the mid-16th century.
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Diogo Rodrigues is said to have struck a wide arc east of Madagascar and stumbled upon the island of Reunion, which he promptly named ilha de Santa Apolonia.
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Diogo Rodrigues then proceeded east to discover the island of Mauritius, which he named ilha do Cirne.
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Diogo Rodrigues is said to have stopped for water at the first and third islands, before returning to Mozambique.
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Diogo Rodrigues was known as Mestre Diego for his artistic contributions to the beautification of Salsette.
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Diogo Rodrigues owned the entire beach called "praia da Colva" in Goa that was passed on to his family descendants as a part of the family property, this is the same village where he constructed his huge residential house in 1551.
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Diogo Rodrigues was the Captain of Rachol in Salcette, Goa, the chief town during the earliest Portuguese conquest.
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Jose Nicolau da Fonseca has recorded that Diogo Rodrigues died in Colva, Goa and was buried inside this mother church of Salcette of which he was the Captain of the fort at that time called Igreja da Nossa Senhora de Neves at Rachol with his grave's inscription reading: Aqui jaz Diogo Rodrigues o do Forte, Capitao desta Fortaleza, O qual derrubou os pagodes destas terras.
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Diego Diogo Rodrigues took toll of 280 temples in Salcette alone.
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Dom Diogo's surname Rodrigues was replaced by Roiz later after receiving his knighthood as it was a royal diminutive of Rodrigues, who was knighted and received the royal confirmation from King Joao III, an honor granted only to those Rodrigues aristocratic families for service to the monarch or empire.