Article Nº 3229 Family, surname or lineage Vol. III · p. 376
Rocha
The Rocha family name in Madeira, which began with João Enes Rocha, squire and almoxarife in Funchal in 1568.
This family surname, says the learned annotator of ‘Longing for the Homeland’ (Saudades da Terra), begins with João Enes Rocha, squire, fidalgo (nobleman of the lesser nobility) and almoxarife (royal revenue officer and storekeeper) in Funchal in 1568.
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