Person settler squire founder
Gonçalo Anes de Velosa
d. 1497
settler · squire · founder · philanthropist
Native of Celorico, squire of Infante D. Fernando and one of Madeira's first settlers, founder of the Velosa family. He founded the church and hospice of São Bartolomeu in Funchal, where the Jesuits first lodged, and was buried there in 1497.
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- Jesuits — Founder of the albergaria of São Bartolomeu, where the Jesuits resided for some years.
- Velosa — Native of Celorico and one of Madeira's first settlers, founder of the Velosa family, who built the church of São Bartolomeu in Funchal.
- St Bartholomew (church) — Squire of Infante D. Fernando, born in Celorico, who founded the church and hospice of São Bartolomeu in Funchal and was buried there.
- Hostel and Chapel of St Bartholomew — Founder in 1497 of the Albergaria de São Bartolomeu for poor clergy in Funchal.
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