Person squire settler writer
Francisco Alcoforado
squire · settler · writer
Squire of Prince Henry the Navigator and companion of Zargo in the first settlement of Madeira, granted sesmaria land. He is credited with an account of the discovery of Madeira which survives only in French and English translations.
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- Settlement and colonisation — Early settler with Zargo granted sesmaria land.
- Discovery of the archipelago — Reputed author of an early account of the discovery, studied by João Franco Machado.
- Companions of Zarco — Named as a companion of Zargo in the first settlement of Madeira.
- Melo (Dom Francisco Manuel de) — Companion of Zarco whose alleged manuscript Melo claimed as his source.
