Arco da Calheta
Arco da Calheta · Calheta
parish in the municipality of Calheta, Madeira
Arco da Calheta is a parish in the municipality of Calheta, created in 1572 around the chapel of São Brás, whose church holds sixteenth-century paintings. The Elucidário covers its early settlers such as the Andrades, sugar estates, chapels, entails, unrest in 1834 and 1887, and irrigation by the Rabaçal and Pico da Urze levadas.
1Mentioned in
- Levadas — Parish watered by the new Rabaçal levada.
- Levadas — Parish supplied by the Levada do Pico da Urze.
- Sardinha (Father Alfredo de Paula) — Parish he served and where he died.
- St Mary Magdalene (chapels) — The parish containing Florenças.
- Róscio (Francisco João) — Home parish of Róscio's mother.
- Pilgrimage festivals — Pilgrimage noted for vows.
- Artistic heritage — Church of São Brás holds 16th-century paintings.
- Figueira (Father António da Silva) — His birthplace.
- Andrade — Parish where the Andrades held sesmaria lands and lived.
- Ponta do Sol (town and municipality) — Parish now containing Pinheiro.
- Amoreiras — Parish containing the locality.
- Inscribed stones — Parish containing Serra de Água.
- Sugar-cane mills — Site of Diogo Frasão's former sugar factory.
- Peach tree (Prunus persica) — Produces some of Madeira's best peaches.
- Calheta (town and municipality) — Famous estate cited by Frutuoso; a parish of the concelho.
- Ferreira (Gonçalo Aires) — Parish connected with Brás Ferreira.
- Espranger — Where the family founder held land and left descendants.
- Levadas — Irrigated by the Levada Nova do Rabaçal.
- Our Lady of Consolation (chapels) — Parish of a former chapel of this dedication.
- Rocha de Gouveia (Gabriel) — Birthplace of Gabriel Rocha de Gouveia.
- Our Lady of Loreto (chapel) — Parish where the chapel stands.
- Our Lady of Ransom (chapel) — Parish of the chapel.
- Abreu (family) — Where João Fernandes held sesmaria lands.
- Immaculate Conception (chapels) — Parish with two Conception chapels.
- Wheat — One of the parishes where wheat growing is most important.
- Ledo e Vinhatico — Parish containing the locality.
- Fajã do Mar (landing place) — Parish containing the site.
- Fajã do Mar — Parish containing the locality.
- Fernandes (Gonçalo) — Parish containing Gonçalo Fernandes's chapel and burial place.
- Our Lady of Nazaré (chapels) — Parish with a Nazaré chapel that was the seat of an entail.
- Sugar cane — Site of distillery and sugar factory.
- Our Lady of the Good Hour (chapels) — Parish containing the Fajã.
- Arco da Calheta (parish) — The parish that is the subject of the entry.
- St Anthony (chapels) — Parish with a chapel built in 1724.
- Paredes — Parish containing Paredes.
- Câmara de Lobos (parish) — Curacy created in 1676 with revenue from the abolished benefices.
- Fajãs — Parish containing fajãs.
- Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt (chapel) — Parish containing the Ledo chapel.
- Madalena do Mar (parish) — Parish bounding Madalena do Mar to the west.
- Abreu (António de) — Parish first settled by Abreu's father.
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2Chronology
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D. Isabel de Abreu had the first chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição built at Amoreiras, Arco da Calheta.
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Brás Ferreira made his will naming himself founder of the chapel of São Brás at Arco da Calheta.
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The chapel of Nossa Senhora do Loreto in Arco da Calheta was reportedly built.
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João Fernandes de Andrade (do Arco) died and was buried in his chapel at Arco da Calheta.
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Gonçalo Fernandes died and was buried in his chapel at Arco da Calheta (one entry gives 15 June 1539).
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Gaspar Homem de El-Rei and D. Isabel Florença founded the chapel of Nossa Senhora das Mercês at Lombo das Mercês, Arco da Calheta.
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Francisco Fernandes de Barros Maciel built the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Nazaré at Arco da Calheta.
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Inês Teixeira founded the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Vida at Fajã do Mar, Arco da Calheta.
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Raul Esteves built a chapel of Nossa Senhora do Desterro at Ledo, Arco da Calheta.
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Following the prince regent's resolution of October 1676, royal charters of D. Pedro II dated 28 December 1676 created several new parishes and curacies, including Paul do Mar, Prazeres, Santa Luzia, Camacha, Serra de Água, Arco de São Jorge, Achadas da Cruz, Estreito and Arco da Calheta; collegiate benefices at Câmara de Lobos were abolished to fund some of them.
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The remains of Padre Inácio Barbosa da Silva were moved to the Nazaré chapel at Arco da Calheta.
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The deed of endowment of the Santo António chapel at Arco da Calheta, built in 1724, was executed.
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The ruined chapel of Nossa Senhora da Nazaré at Paredes, Arco da Calheta, was entirely rebuilt by António João Barbosa de Matos e Câmara.
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Gabriel Rocha de Gouveia was born at Arco da Calheta.
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Father Alfredo de Paula Sardinha died at Arco da Calheta.
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Padre José Marcelino de Freitas founded the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição at Amoreiras, Arco da Calheta.
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The chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição at Amoreiras, Arco da Calheta, was blessed.