Batista Santos (José da Cruz)
A Madeiran poet and journalist born in Funchal on November 24, 1887. He collaborated on the republican newspaper O Povo and is currently one of the editors of Diário da Madeira. Works: Horas de inspiração, Funchal, 1906, 102 pages, and Rosas e Jasmins, Funchal, 1913, 55 pages.