Person captain-donatary of Funchal nobleman military officer
João Gonçalves da Câmara
c. 1414–1501
captain-donatary of Funchal · nobleman · military officer
João Gonçalves da Câmara (c.1414–1501), son of Zarco, was the second captain-donatary of Funchal, who fought in North Africa, repelled a Castilian attack on Madeira and Porto Santo, and founded the Convent of Santa Clara. The name Câmara de Lobos appears in the grant of arms of 4 July 1460.
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- Coats of arms — João Gonçalves Zarco, discoverer and captain of Funchal, granted arms with the name Câmara de Lobos on 4 July 1460.
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