Place building Sé Funchal
Aljube
Sé · Funchal
Funchal, Madeira
Approximate location, from a feature named after it
The Aljube was the ecclesiastical prison of Funchal, dating from about 1562 and still in use in 1834. Many priests were held there during the Miguelist–Liberal struggles, including 21 clergy under the Alçada of 1828, and Pimentel was imprisoned there on the bishop's orders.
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- Alçada of 1828 — Ecclesiastical prison where 21 clergy were held.
- Brandão (Dom Gaspar Afonso da Costa) — Ecclesiastical prison where Pimentel was held on the bishop's orders.