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João de França

João de França

d. 1511

settler · landowner · founder of an entail

Son of André Gonçalves de França who introduced the França surname in Madeira. He built the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Graça, the first church of Estreito da Calheta, and founded the França entail there in 1503.

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2Chronology

  1. João de França founded at Estreito da Calheta one of Madeira's oldest entails.

  2. João de França died and was buried in the church he had founded at Estreito da Calheta.

3Places mentioned

Map: Madeira (14)
  1. 1Estreito da Calheta
  2. 2Funchal
  3. 3Machico
  4. 4Câmara de Lobos
  5. 5Santa Cruz
  6. 6Ponta do Sol
  7. 7Calheta
  8. 8Ribeira Brava
  9. 9Santo António
  10. 10Caniço
  11. 11Porto da Cruz
  12. 12Campanário
  13. 13São Jorge
  14. 14Ribeira de João Gomes

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