Aguiar
The Aguiar surname, one of Madeira's oldest, begun by Diogo Afonso de Aguiar, who married a daughter of Zarco.
This is a very old surname on this island. The first to bear it here was Diogo Afonso de Aguiar, one of the four noblemen sent by Afonso V to marry the daughters of João Gonçalves Zarco. Some genealogists say he was the son of José Afonso de Aguiar, first treasurer of the Lisbon mint, and others that he was the son of Pedro de Aguiar. One of his brothers, named Pedro Afonso de Aguiar, was chief outfitter of the fleet of the Kingdom (reino, i.e. mainland Portugal) and a commander of the Order of Christ. Diogo Afonso de Aguiar married Dona Isabel Gonçalves da Câmara, Zarco’s third daughter; Henrique Henriques de Noronha states in the nobiliary (book of noble genealogies) that ‘the dowry that I saw was drawn up in the year 1439’. He was the father of Rui Dias de Aguiar and of Dom Nuno de Aguiar, Bishop of Ceuta and Tangier (see those entries). The Aguiars bore as their arms an eagle displayed on a red field ornamented with black, and also another eagle.
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Years mentioned · 01Place
Places mentioned · 03
- Ceuta
Spain. See of Nuno de Aguiar.
Ceuta is a fortress city in North Africa that was conquered in 1415 with the participation of the Order of Christ. The Elucidário records that João Gonçalves Zarco fought and was knighted there, and that members of the Câmara family fought in its defence when it was besieged. It was also the see of Nuno de Aguiar.
- Lisbon
Portugal. Seat of the mint where José Afonso de Aguiar was treasurer.
The Portuguese capital, seat of the Relação court and of the Misericórdia whose privileges and statutes were extended to Funchal. Henrique Franco de Sousa studied at its Royal Academy of Fine Arts, and Luiz José Baiardo moved there in 1821.
- Tangier
Morocco. See of Nuno de Aguiar.
Tânger is a Moroccan city at whose siege Zarco reputedly lost an eye and covered Prince Henry's retreat; Rui and Simão Gonçalves da Câmara also fought there. It was taken with the Lemes' participation and became the see of a new diocese headed by D. Nuno de Aguiar. It was later ceded to England instead of Madeira.
People
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King of Portugal who sent four noblemen to marry Zarco's daughters.
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First bearer of the Aguiar name in Madeira, one of four noblemen sent by Afonso V to marry Zarco's daughters.
- Henrique Henriques de Noronha1667–1730
Author of the Nobiliário, who dated the marriage dowry to 1439.
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Third daughter of Zarco and wife of Diogo Afonso de Aguiar.
- João Gonçalves Zarcod. 1467
Discoverer and captain of Funchal whose daughter married Diogo Afonso de Aguiar.
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Named by some genealogists as father of Diogo Afonso de Aguiar.
- Nuno de Aguiard. 1491
Son of Diogo Afonso de Aguiar and bishop of Ceuta and Tangier.
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Named by other genealogists as father of Diogo Afonso de Aguiar.
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Son of Diogo Afonso de Aguiar.