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Baleira

Baleira

Porto Santo

town on Porto Santo, seat of the municipality of Porto Santo

33°03′34″ N16°20′01″ W Google Maps

Main article Baleira (town) Entry on Vila Baleira, the town that is the seat of the municipality and only parish of Porto Santo. It discusses the obscure origin of the name, the probable elevation to town status around 1452, and the town's long decline.

Vila Baleira is the town of Porto Santo, seat of the municipality and of its only parish, and formerly seat of the Porto Santo captaincy. It was among the first towns, probably raised to town status around 1452. The Elucidário discusses the obscure origin of its name and its long decline.

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2Chronology

  1. D. Afonso V raised Funchal to the status of town, with Machico and Baleira (Porto Santo) probably made towns and municipalities about the same time.

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