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Pedro Gonçalves da Câmara

Pedro Gonçalves da Câmara

nobleman · landowner · settler

Grandson of Zarco and third son of the second captain-donatary, an early settler who owned the Lombada do Arco da Calheta with its sugar mill. In the early sixteenth century he founded the Loreto chapel there as seat of his entail, and he also rebuilt the Esperança convent in Lisbon.

1Mentioned in

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2Chronology

  1. Pedro Gonçalves da Câmara sold Zarco's house to Francisco Gonçalves da Câmara.

3Places mentioned

Abroad

Map: Madeira (14)
  1. 1Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto
  2. 2Arco da Calheta
  3. 3Convent of Our Lady of Hope (Lisbon)
  4. 4Ribeiro do Ledo
  5. 5Moradias de Zargo
  6. 6Funchal
  7. 7Santa Cruz
  8. 8Ribeira de João Gomes
  9. 9Chapel of St Catherine
  10. 10Morocco
  11. 11Chapel of St Paul
  12. 12Church of St Clare
  13. 13Quinta das Cruzes
  14. 14Pico dos Frias

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