Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for John II of Portugal across 3 places, from 1455 to 1495.
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John II (3 May 1455 – 25 October 1495), called the Perfect Prince, was King of Portugal from 1481 until his death in 1495, and also for a brief time in 1477.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where John II of Portugal was documented, and when
3 May 1455exact date
Lisbonattested“Born in Lisbon on 3 May 1455, John was the second son of Afonso V of Portugal and Isabella of Coimbra.”source: Wikipedia: John II of Portugal
28 August 1481exact date
Sintraattested“Following his father's death on 28 August 1481, John was proclaimed King of Portugal and crowned at Sintra on 31 August.”source: Wikipedia: John II of Portugal
25 October 1495exact date
Alvor (Portimão)attested“John died of dropsy at Alvor on 25 October 1495 and was succeeded by Manuel I.”source: Wikipedia: John II of Portugal
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1474 to 1481period
Atlantic Oceanmentioned“From 1477 to 1481, John and Afonso V were "practically corulers." John, given control of overseas policy in 1474 and concerned with consolidating Portuguese control of Africa, played a major role in negotiating the Treaty of Alcáçovas (1…”source: Wikipedia: John II of Portugal
12 May 1475exact date
Crown of Castilementioned“On 12 May 1475, Afonso and John entered Castile with an army of 5,600 cavalry and 14,000 foot soldiers.”source: Wikipedia: John II of Portugal
March 1476month
Toro, Zamoramentioned“In March 1476, at Toro, Afonso V and John and some 8,000 men faced Castilian forces of similar size led by Isabella's husband, Ferdinand of Aragon, Cardinal Mendoza and the Duke of Alba.”source: Wikipedia: John II of Portugal
August 1476month
Francementioned“Months after the Battle of Toro, in August 1476, Afonso V travelled to France hoping to obtain the assistance of King Louis XI in his fight against Castile.”source: Wikipedia: John II of Portugal
1481year
Evoramentioned“In 1481, he assembled the Cortes in Evora and held a grand oath-taking ceremony in which magnates and other subjects were required to swear allegiance to him as their unequivocal superior.”source: Wikipedia: John II of Portugal
1488year
Mossel Baymentioned“* 1488 – Discovery and passage of the Cape of Good Hope by Bartolomeu Dias in Mossel Bay.”source: Wikipedia: John II of Portugal
1492year
Crown of Castilementioned“After the Catholic Monarchs expelled Jews from Castile and Aragon in 1492, John authorized the admission of tens of thousands of Jews into Portugal at the price of eight cruzados a head but refused to let them stay longer than eight months.”source: Wikipedia: John II of Portugal
September 1495month
Romementioned“Following bitter disputes with Eleanor and a failed petition to Rome to have Jorge legitimized, John finally recognized Manuel as his heir in his will while on his deathbed in September 1495.”source: Wikipedia: John II of Portugal
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