Person military leader emigrant
João Fernandes Vieira
d. 1681
military leader · emigrant
Madeiran-born hero of the war against the Dutch in Brazil and restorer of Pernambuco, who left the island in 1624, reputedly having been born Francisco de Ornelas Moniz. Now thought to have been born in Faial, he encouraged Madeiran emigration, died and was buried at Olinda in 1681, and is honoured by a monument.
1Mentioned in
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- Sarmento (Alberto Artur) — Madeiran-born figure on whose ancestry and name Sarmento wrote several works and an Elucidário article.
- Bibliography — Madeiran-born figure largely treated in Paulo Setúbal's book O Príncipe de Nassau.
- Historical dates — Madeiran restorer of Pernambuco, died and buried at Olinda, Brazil, in 1681.
- Vaz — Illustrious Madeiran whose birth record Padre Vaz found in the Faial parish archive.
- Jesus (Friar Rafael de) — Illustrious Madeiran whose heroic deeds in the restoration of Pernambuco are described in the 'Castrioto Lusitano'.
- Felner (Rodrigo José de Lima) — Madeiran who left the island in 1624 and, per Felner, changed his name from Francisco de Ornelas Moniz.
- Monument to João Fernandes Vieira — Illustrious Madeiran honoured by this monument.
- Emigration — Madeiran emigrant to Brazil during Philippine rule, celebrated as the liberator of Pernambuco.
- Illustrious men — Madeiran leader of the restoration of Pernambuco, treated in his own entry.
- Água de Pena (parish) — Madeiran hero of the war against the Dutch in Brazil, once claimed as a native of Água de Pena but now thought born in Faial.
- Madeirans in Brazil — Madeiran hero of the Restoration wars in Brazil and restorer of Pernambuco, who encouraged Madeiran emigration.
2Chronology
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João Fernandes Vieira left Madeira and changed his name.
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Rodrigo José de Lima Felner published his memoir on the true name of João Fernandes Vieira.
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The monument to João Fernandes Vieira was inaugurated on Avenida Manuel de Arriaga, Funchal.
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The monument bust of João Fernandes Vieira was moved to the Jardim Municipal in Funchal.
3Places mentioned
Abroad