Person captain-donatary military officer
Simão Gonçalves da Câmara
d. 1530
captain-donatary · military officer
Third captain-donatary of Funchal, called 'the Magnificent', and grandson of Zarco, who governed during Madeira's great prosperity. Renowned for his Moroccan campaigns and lavish gifts, including a sugar sculpture of the Sacred College for Pope Leo X, he renounced the captaincy in 1528 and died at Matosinhos in 1530.
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- Historical dates — Third captain-donatary of Funchal, 'the Magnificent', who died at Matosinhos in 1530.
- Câmara (João Gonçalves da) — Third captain-donatary of Funchal and father of the subject; renounced the captaincy in 1528 and died at Matosinhos.
- Zarco (João Gonçalves) — Third captain-donatary of Funchal and Zargo's grandson, who retired to Matosinhos and died there in 1530.
- Music — Third captain-donatary of Funchal, called 'the Magnificent', who kept a chapel of singers rivalling the king's.
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