Câmara (Rui Gonçalves da)
Original title: Camara (Rui Gonçalves da)
Rui Gonçalves da Câmara was a distinguished Portuguese soldier in India, captain of the fortress of Ormuz, who stood out at the taking of Cahul. He was a son of João Gonçalves da Câmara, 4th captain-donatary of Funchal.
He was one of the most distinguished of our soldiers who served in India. The chronicles that deal with our struggles in the East speak of him in the highest terms of praise. He was captain of the stronghold of Hormuz and distinguished himself remarkably at the taking of Cahul. In ‘Longing for the Homeland’ (Saudades da Terra), Gaspar Frutuoso recounts some of his most notable feats of arms.
This Rui Gonçalves da Câmara, who should not be confused with the son of João Gonçalves Zarco and captain-donatary (capitão-donatário) of the island of São Miguel, was a son of João Gonçalves da Câmara, 4th donatary of Funchal, and a brother of Father Luís Gonçalves da Câmara and of Martim Gonçalves da Câmara.
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Place
Places mentioned · 05
Abroad
- Cahul
India. Place whose capture he distinguished himself in.
Place whose capture he distinguished himself in.
- Funchal
Captaincy held by his father as 4th donatary.
The capital of the archipelago and seat of the principal captaincy, where settlement began; it was made a vila c.1451–52. Its bay, the widest in the archipelago, lies between Ponta do Garajau and Ponta da Cruz and offers sheltered anchorage, though its harbour had never been studied oceanographically. The Elucidário discusses it as a health resort with climate data and records the January 1906 disturbances, the Danish prince's visit in May 1846 and recent volcanic cones in the area.
- Hormuz
Iran. Fortress of which he was captain.
Ormuz is a foreign fortress where several Madeirans held command, among them Rui Gonçalves da Câmara and João Rodrigues de Noronha, both of whom served as its captain.
- India
Where Rui Gonçalves da Câmara served as a soldier.
India is recorded as the place where several Madeirans served, including Lopo de Abreu, Pedro da Silva and the viceroy João Saldanha da Gama. The fame of Madeiran levada builders reached it. It is the native region of plants grown on Madeira, among them the mango, Hedychium gardnerianum, balsam and most bamboos.
- São Miguel
Portugal. Azorean island whose captain-donatary, a namesake, must not be confused with this subject.
An Azorean island discovered by Gonçalo Velho Cabral. Its captaincy was bought and governed by Rui Gonçalves da Câmara, son of Zargo. It was the birthplace of Brito Rebelo, and Frutuoso wrote his work there in 1590; its oranges are said to surpass Madeira's.
People
People mentioned · 06- Gaspar Frutuoso1522–1591
Chronicler whose Saudades da Terra narrates some of Rui Gonçalves da Câmara's feats of arms.
- João Gonçalves da Câmara1414–1501
4th captain-donatary of Funchal and father of Rui Gonçalves da Câmara.
- João Gonçalves Zarcod. 1467
Discoverer and first captain-donatary of Funchal, whose son of the same name as this subject must not be confused with him.
- Luís Gonçalves da Câmara1518–1575
Priest and brother of Rui Gonçalves da Câmara.
- Luís Gonçalves da Câmarad. 1497
Madeiran-born soldier in India, captain of the fortress of Ormuz, praised in the chronicles for his part in the taking of Cahul.
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Brother of Rui Gonçalves da Câmara.