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Jerónimo Dias Leite

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Main article Dias Leite (Canon Jerónimo) Jerónimo Dias Leite was a canon of Funchal Cathedral (from 1572) and perhaps the first Madeiran historian; his history of the island's captains, based on Gonçalo Aires's account of the discovery, supplied Gaspar Frutuoso's Saudades da Terra. The entry discusses surviving manuscripts possibly attributable to him.

Jerónimo Dias Leite was a canon of Funchal Cathedral from 1572 and perhaps the first Madeiran historian. His history of the island's captains, based on Gonçalo Aires's account of the discovery, supplied Gaspar Frutuoso's Saudades da Terra.

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Discovery of the archipelago — Canon of Funchal Cathedral who sent notes based on the manuscript to Frutuoso.
Cardoso (Simão Nunes) — Author of a Historia da Madeira who probably copied Cardoso's account.
Cathedral chapter — Notable member of the Funchal chapter.
Longing for the Homeland — Canon of Funchal Cathedral whose 1579 account of the discovery of Madeira supplied Frutuoso's Book II.
Ferreira (Gonçalo Aires) — Canon of Funchal cathedral who obtained a copy of the discovery account for Frutuoso.

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1572
Jerónimo Dias Leite took possession of a half-prebend canonry at Funchal Cathedral.
1590
Gaspar Frutuoso wrote the Saudades da Terra in São Miguel, a key source for Madeira's history; the same year Jerónimo Dias Leite was named full-prebend canon.

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