History

Agrela

The first individual known to have come to this island and to have used this surname was Fernão Álvaro de Agrela, who was a native of Alenquer and who moved to Madeira around the 1480s, and of whom Manuel Ferraz makes mention in the poem A Insulana.

People mentioned in this article

Fernão Álvaro de Agrela
First known individual with this surname on the island

Years mentioned in this article

1480
Arrival of Fernão Álvaro de Agrela in Madeira