Article Nº 1285 Locality (sítio) Machico Vol. I · p. 761
Ermida
Inhabited locality in Santo da Serra parish, Machico, named after a small hermitage built there by Gil de Carvalho in the second quarter of the 16th century.
An inhabited locality (sítio) in the parish (freguesia) of Santo da Serra (‘the saint of the uplands’). At this spot, known as Alcoforado, Gil de Carvalho built a small chapel in the second quarter of the 16th century, which gave its name to the locality; it is conjectured that it was dedicated to the miracle-worker St Anthony. It belongs to the municipality (concelho) of Machico.
People mentioned
- Gil de Carvalho d. 1541
Places mentioned