Funchal-born philologist (b. 1894) and professor at the Faculty of Letters of Porto, author of studies on Madeiran popular language and traditions. In 1917 he was sent to Funchal to research the life and works of Padre Manuel Álvares.
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Álvares (Father Manuel) — Scholar sent to Funchal in 1917 to research Alvares's life and works.
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19 January 1894
Urbano Canuto Soares was born in Funchal.
Urbano Canuto Soares published 'Linguagem e tradições populares do arquipélago da Madeira' in the Revista Lusitana.
August 1917
Urbano Canuto Soares came to Funchal to research Padre Manuel Alvares for the Ministry of Public Instruction.
