Simão Gonçalves da Câmara
Simão Gonçalves da Camara
1579–1580
donatary captain of Funchal · Count of Calheta · noble
Son of the 6th captain-donatary of Funchal, regarded as the 7th captain-donatary though he never came to Madeira or governed it, as from 1582 the captaincy was run by governors-general under Philippine rule. As 3rd Count of Calheta, his marriage brought the county into the house of Castelo Melhor.
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- Donataries — Captain-donatary of Funchal who sailed for Spain in protest at the corregedor but put in at the Algarve and received royal satisfaction.
- Donataries — Third donatary of Funchal (1501–1530), called the Magnificent, who sent Pope Leo X a sugar model of the Sacred College.
- Donataries — Fifth donatary of Funchal (1536–1580), made Count of Calheta in 1576; died in Funchal.
- Convent of St Clare — Third captain-donatary whose daughters became nuns here with good endowments.
- St Clare (church) — Third captain of Funchal, died in Matosinhos and buried in Santa Clara.
- St Clare (church) — Fifth captain of Funchal and Count of Calheta, whose epitaph was found in the chancel.
- Pé de Pau — Captain-donatary of Funchal and Count of Calheta, who had the city watched at night while the corsair was in port.
- Câmara (João Gonçalves da) — Son of the subject who succeeded him as fifth captain-donatary of Funchal.
- Câmara (Simão Gonçalves da) — Fifth captain and first Count of Calheta, buried in the same tomb.
- São Lourenço (fortress) — Fifth captain-donatary of Funchal, during whose rule the works continued by royal order of 1542.
- Patron saints — Captain-donatary of Funchal who took part in choosing and renewing the vow to St James.
- Game of canes — Captain-donatary and Count of Calheta who greatly favoured the game of canes.
- Sugar — Captain-donatary of Funchal, known for his generosity, who sent sugar sculptures of the Sacred College to Pope Leo X.
- Vow to St James — Captain of Funchal who took part in the 1523 vow to St James.
- Judicial administration — Captain-donatary of Funchal who set sail for Spain in protest at the corregedor's appointment but put in at the Algarve and received royal satisfaction.
- Our Lady of Quietude (chapel) — Sold the Alecrins quinta to Bento de Matos Coutinho.
- Sack of Funchal by the French — Fifth captain-donatary of Funchal, absent in Lisbon during the 1566 sack.
- Câmara (Francisco Gonçalves da) — Third captain-donatary of Funchal and father of Francisco Gonçalves da Câmara.
- Câmara (Francisco Gonçalves da) — Fifth captain-donatary of Funchal, nephew of Francisco, who lived mostly at court and left him governing the island.
- Inscribed stones — Third captain of Funchal whose tombstone was found at Santa Clara in 1919.
- Inscribed stones — Fifth captain of Funchal and Count of Calheta, named on the same Santa Clara tombstone.
- Sugar cane — Captain of Funchal who sent the Pope a gift of sugar confections including a sugar model of the Sacred Palace.
- Noronha (João Rodrigues de) — Third captain-donatary of Funchal and father of João Rodrigues de Noronha.
- Calheta (counts of) — 5th captain-donatary of Funchal and the first count of Calheta (1576).
- Calheta (counts of) — 3rd count of Calheta, born in Lisbon; he never came to Madeira and married the heiress of Castelo Melhor.
- Plague — Captain-donatary of Funchal who, with the council, chose St James the Less as the city's patron during the plague.
- Câmara (Simão Gonçalves da) — Grandson of the subject, seventh captain-donatary and third Count of Calheta.
- Castelo-Melhor (Count of) — 7th captain-donatary of Funchal, married to D. Maria de Vasconcelos.
- Nóbrega — Fifth captain-donatary of Funchal, in whose time Gaspar de Nóbrega lived.
- Noronha (Dom Manuel de) — Third captain-donatary of Funchal and father of D. Manuel de Noronha.
- Desertas (islands) — Third captain-donatary of Funchal, who owned the Desertas and passed them to his son.
- Noble titles — Fifth captain-donatary of Funchal, who received the earliest known noble title linked to Madeira in 1576.
- Illustrious men — Captain-donatary of Funchal who sent the relief fleet to Cabo de Gué.
- Abreu (Dona Isabel de) — Third captain-donatary of Funchal, father-in-law of Isabel and uncle of her abductor.
- Deserta Grande or simply Deserta (island) — Third captain-donatary of Funchal, until whose death the island belonged to the Funchal captaincy.
- Câmara (João Gonçalves da) — Fifth captain-donatary of Funchal and father of the subject; died in Madeira on 4 March 1580.
- Calheta (town and municipality) — Fifth captain-donatary of Funchal, created Count of Calheta in 1576.
- Confectionery — Third captain-donatary of Funchal, who sent Pope Leo X a model of the Sacred College made entirely of alfenim sugar paste.
- Old customs — Captain-donatary of Funchal, 'the Magnificent', who sent rich gifts in an embassy to Pope Leo X.
- Câmara (Dona Mariana de Alencastre e) — 3rd Count of Calheta and 7th captain-donatary of Funchal, her father.
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2Chronology
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Amid plague and famine, the captain, council and cathedral chapter of Funchal made a solemn perpetual vow to St James, with a feast on 1 May.
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A royal charter of King Sebastião created Simão Gonçalves da Câmara, fifth captain-donatary of Funchal, Count of Calheta, the first known noble title in Madeira.
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A provision still styled Simão Gonçalves da Câmara captain-donatary of Funchal.
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Raising of the chancel floor of Santa Clara church in Funchal uncovered the tombstones of the second, third and fifth captains-donatary, but not Zarco's.
3Places mentioned
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