Leal (Sebastião Frederico Rodrigues)
This Madeiran was a law graduate and pursued a career in the judiciary, having served as the delegate of the royal prosecutor in one of the districts of Funchal. He represented Madeira in parliament during the legislative session from 1857 to 1858 and was the editor of the newspaper 0 Funchalense, which was published in this city from 1859 to 1861.
In the island of Graciosa, a pamphlet was published in 1866 with the following title: Abuses of authority practiced in the island of Graciosa by the judge Sebastião Rodrigues Leal, of 58 pages.