Article Nº 2630 Locality (sítio) Porto Santo Vol. II · p. 892
Nova Aldeia or Aldeia da Rainha
Original title: Nova Aldeia ou Aldeia da Rainha
Short-lived settlement founded by royal charter in 1768 in Santo da Serra for families moved from Porto Santo.
A settlement founded by royal decree (alvará régio) of 18 December 1768 in the parish (freguesia) of Santo da Serra (‘the saint of the uplands’), made up of several couples from the island of Porto Santo (‘holy harbour’) who moved there and to whom the government in mainland Portugal granted various privileges. This new settlement, however, did not last long.
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