Person genealogist journalist landowner
José Bettencourt da Câmara
1844–1875
genealogist · journalist · landowner · military_officer · politician
José Bettencourt da Câmara (1844–1875) was a Madeiran journalist and genealogist who contributed genealogical notes to the Saudades da Terra. He is frequently cited on the descent of Madeiran families, though his Famílias Madeirenses writings were lost before they could be printed.
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- Aragon — Madeiran genealogist quoted on the two branches of the Aragão family.
- Rego (family) — Deceased Madeiran genealogist cited as the source for the branches of the Rego family.
- Nobiliaries — Genealogist whose Famílias Madeirenses writings were lost in an accident before they could be printed.
- Jardim do Mar (parish) — Brother of the barão do Jardim do Mar, who has his own entry in the Elucidário.
- Meneses — Late Madeiran genealogist cited on the family's descent.
- Quintas — Owner of the Quinta de São João, where he built the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Amparo e dos Remédios in 1940.
- Our Lady of Quietude (chapel) — Representative of the Alecrins entail in 1921.
- Our Lady of Remedies and Protection (chapel) — Owner of the manor who founded the chapel, blessed in 1940.
- Political Parties — President of the Integralismo Lusitano regional committee in 1922.
