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Article Nº 1837 Cross-reference · Vol. II · p. 267

Ilhéu de Baixo

See Ilhéu de Baixo, I-116.

See · Nº 0395 · Island, islet or archipelago Baixo (islet) The Ilhéu de Baixo, or Ilhéu da Cal, is an islet off the southern tip of Porto Santo, for centuries the source of all the limestone burnt for lime used in Madeiran building. The entry also describes its uplifted Miocene fossil-bearing limestone, its caves and its rabbits.
See · Nº 0188 · Clergy and religious Álvares (Father Manuel) Biography of the Jesuit Padre Manuel Alvares (1526–1583), born in Ribeira Brava, one of the most celebrated Latinists of his age, whose Latin grammar De Institutione Grammatica went through hundreds of editions and translations.

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Referenced here · 2: Baixo (islet) Nº 0395
Álvares (Father Manuel) Nº 0188
References this · 4: Travessa do Porto Santo Nº 3653
Boqueirão de Baixo Nº 0554
Porto Santo (hydrography) Nº 2963
Calheta Nº 0691

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