Person merchant landowner military officer
João Francisco de Freitas Esmeraldo
merchant · landowner · military officer · knight of the Order of Christ
Madeiran merchant and captain, a professed knight of the Order of Christ, who had the Cruz do Carvalho chapel built in 1767. He bought the confiscated Jesuit Quinta Grande estate in 1770 and is credited with issuing the first known tokens in 1793.
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- Tokens — Madeiran merchant credited with issuing the first known tokens in 1793.
- Quinta Grande (parish) — Bought the confiscated Jesuit Quinta Grande estate at public auction in 1770 for 140,000 cruzados.
- Cruz do Carvalho (chapel) — Captain and professed knight of the Order of Christ who had the Cruz do Carvalho chapel built in 1767.
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