Person poet
Luís de Camões
poet
Portugal's great epic poet, whose Os Lusíadas (1572) refers to Madeira in stanza 5 of Canto V, deriving its name from its abundant woodland. Some critics link his Island of Love episode to Madeira, and the Elucidário notes that he confused the two apostles named James in Canto V.
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- Afforestation — Author of Os Lusíadas, quoted on the origin of the name Madeira.
- Patron saint and The Lusiads (The) — Portugal's greatest poet, author of «Os Lusíadas»; according to the Elucidário he confused the two apostles named James in Canto V.
- Forest regime — Portuguese epic poet, alluded to here for his line that Madeira takes its name from its abundant woodland.
- Madeira and the Isle of Love — Portuguese poet, author of Os Lusíadas, whose Island of Love episode some critics link to Madeira.
