Place region Africa
Africa
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Africa
Africa is referred to as a destination of Madeiran expeditions, soldiers and exiled convicts, and as an export market for Madeiran butter. The explorers Capelo and Ivens crossed the continent, and North Africa is noted as the origin of the date palm.
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- Capelo and Ivens (the explorers) — Continent crossed by the explorers.
- Sacrilege and robbery in the church of Estreito — Destination of the convicts sentenced to perpetual exile.
- Cadamosto (Luiz) — Cadamosto made two voyages to its western coasts.
- Palms — North Africa, origin of the date palm.
- Elections — Destination of two-year exile for electoral bribery under the 1611 charter.
- Dairy industry — Export market for Madeiran butter.
- Abreu (Aleixo de) — Where he served as a soldier.
- Almeida (Paulo Dias de) — Place of his exile and death.
- Portugal (Dom Afonso de) — Where he died a captive of the Moors.
- Ribeira Brava (parish) — Where Ribeira Brava knights served the king.
- Madeiran history — Destination of Madeiran expeditions and colonial links.
- Oceanography — Reference point for depth soundings between Madeira and Africa.
- Pilgrimage festivals — Madeiran dances are compared to African batuques.
- Our Lady of Help (chapel) — Where Fernão Favila fought.
- Forest regime — Destination of exile for forest offenders.
- Militia — Destination of royal expeditions and strongholds aided by Madeiran militia.
- Grasshoppers — Source of locusts carried by winds.
- Barros — Where the Barros brothers fought.
- Madureira — Where João Rodrigues Madureira fought.
- Aljube — Location of penal outposts to which some imprisoned priests were sent.
- Porto Santo (discovery and origin of the name) — The coast the navigators were heading for when the storm diverted them.
- Leste — Source region of the leste wind.
- Abreu (Dona Isabel de) — Where António served bravely before his pardon.
- Varela — Where Lopo Dias de Lira Varela served.
- Costa Dias (Manuel da) — Where he served after his military studies.
- Câmara (João Gonçalves da) — Destination of King Sebastião's first expedition, on which the subject accompanied him.
- Favila — Where Fernão Favela served in war.
- Pineapple (Ananassa vulgaris) — Reputed origin of the spiny-leaved pineapple.
- Câmara (António Gonçalves da) — Where the subject distinguished himself in war.
- Câmara (António Rodrigues da) — Where he distinguished himself.