Gomes Eannes de Zurara,, (c. 1410 – 1474) was the second of the notable Portuguese chroniclers, after Fernão Lopes. He adopted the career of letters in middle life. He probably entered the royal library as assistant to Lopes during the reign of King Duarte (1433-1438), and he'd sole charge of it in 1452. His Chronicle of the Siege and Capture of Ceuta, a supplement to the Chronicle of King John I by Lopes, dates from 1450, and three years later he completed the first draft of the C… (More on Azurara)