History

Lopes

«Diogo Lopes, from Estacada, as the annotator of the Saudades says, was one of the first settlers of the island of Madeira: he lived in Câmara de Lobos, in the place called Torre, and his sesmaria covered much of the land from Pico towards Funchal to Covão».

People mentioned in this article

Diogo Lopes
One of the first settlers of the island of Madeira

Locations mentioned in this article

Câmara de Lobos
Residence of Diogo Lopes
Pico
Mentioned location