Francisco de Moraes

Francisco de Moraes Cabral, also spelled Francisco de Morais Cabral (1500? – 1572), was a Portuguese writer. Born in Bragança, he served as personal secretary to the Portuguese ambassador in France, and composed, during two voyages to Paris (1540 and 1546), a chivalric romance called ''Palmeirim de Inglaterra''; ''Palmerin of England''), a "spin-off" of the popular series.

Moraes' work would also obtain considerable success across Europe. Because of its title, it was particularly successful in England, where it was reprinted several times. A Spanish translation was made by Luis Hurtado in 1547, preceding the actual publication of the Portuguese text in 1567. It was translated from the Portuguese by Eugène-François Garay de Montglave and can be found in Eugène Renduel, ''Bibliothèque portugaise Warnier'', 1829, Paris, 4 vol.

He also wrote an autobiographical work called ''Desculpas de uns amores'', set in France, which was published posthumously in 1624. He died at Évora. Provided by Wikipedia