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Francisco de Alincourt
military engineer · sergeant-major · teacher · cartographer
Francisco de Alincourt was a military engineer in charge of Madeira's fortifications after 1756 who drew the general map of Madeira in 1769 and studied the needs of Porto Santo. One of the first teachers of the geometry and trigonometry school, he was briefly imprisoned in 1770 as a freemason until Pombal ordered his release.
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- Freemasonry — Sergeant-major engineer arrested as a freemason in 1770, whom Pombal ordered released and reinstated.
- Geographical Maps — Sergeant-major who surveyed part of the island for the 1771 map.
- School of Geometry and Trigonometry — Sergeant-major and one of the first teachers of the school.
- Fortifications — Military engineer who distinguished himself in charge of the fortifications after 1756.
