Cabral
Account of Diogo Cabral, early settler and son-in-law of Zarco, founder of the Cabral family in Madeira, with the family's arms.
One of the four noblemen whom Dom Afonso sent to Madeira to marry the daughters of the discoverer was Diogo Cabral, son of Fernão Álvares Cabral, chief health officer (guarda-mor) of Prince Henry the Navigator. He was one of the first settlers of this island, and here he married Brites Gonçalves da Câmara, the second daughter of João Gonçalves Zarco. Diogo Cabral had the chapel of Our Lady of the Star (Nossa Senhora da Estrela) built at Calheta (‘small cove’); it had been designed by Zarco, who had earnestly urged its construction on his children. Cabral held extensive lands there as a sesmaria (royal land grant to settlers on condition of cultivation), granted to him by his father-in-law. He died on 15 December 1486 and lies buried in the chapel he built. He was the grandfather of Tristão Vaz da Veiga. He was the first on this island to bear the surname Cabral.
Arms of the Cabrals: two goats passant, adorned with purple and black; crest: one of the goats of the shield.
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Years mentioned · 01Place
Places mentioned · 02
- Calheta
Where Diogo Cabral held land and built his chapel.
Calheta is a town, parish and municipality on Madeira's south-west coast and one of the island's oldest settlements. The Elucidário covers its name, early settlers such as Pedro Berenguer, its church and many chapels, including one of a former Franciscan convent, and the 1834 riot.
- Chapel of Our Lady of the Star
Calheta. Chapel built by Diogo Cabral, where he is buried.
The Capela de Nossa Senhora da Estrela was a now-vanished chapel at Calheta, Madeira, planned by the discoverer Zarco and built by his son-in-law Diogo Cabral. Cabral was buried there, and it was the seat of his entail. It later became the first seat of the parish of Calheta.
People
People mentioned · 07- Diogo Cabrald. 1486
Early settler who married Zarco's daughter, built the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Estrela at Calheta and was the first to bear the Cabral surname in Madeira.
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King who sent four noblemen to Madeira to marry the discoverer's daughters.
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Second daughter of Zarco and wife of Diogo Cabral.
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Father of Diogo Cabral and chief guard of Prince Henry.
- Henry the Navigator1394–1460
Prince Henry the Navigator, whom Fernão Álvares Cabral served.
- João Gonçalves Zarcod. 1467
Discoverer of Madeira, father-in-law of Diogo Cabral, who designed the Estrela chapel and granted him land.
- Tristão Vaz da Veigad. 1604
Grandson of Diogo Cabral.