Article Nº 2302 Family, surname or lineage Vol. II · p. 658
Matos
The Matos family of Madeira, founded by the Funchal merchant Luís Fernandes de Matos Coutinho around 1580.
This family surname begins with Luís Fernandes de Matos Coutinho, who came to the island of Madeira around 1580 and had a large trading house in Funchal. He was the grandson of Pedro Vasques de Matos, who claimed descent from the kings of León.
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