Article Nº 1591 Family, surname or lineage Vol. II · p. 132
Furtado (family)
Original title: Furtado
The Furtado surname in Madeira, descended from Rodrigo Enes Furtado, an early settler of Ponta do Sol who died in 1486.
The Furtado surname descends from Rodrigo Enes Furtado, one of the earliest settlers of Ponta do Sol (‘point of the sun’). There he founded a chantry (capela) in the parish church, where he lies buried; he died in 1486.
People mentioned
- Rodrigo Enes Furtado d. 1486