Estreito de Câmara de Lobos
Estreito de Câmara de Lobos · Câmara de Lobos
parish of Estreito de Câmara de Lobos, municipality of Câmara de Lobos, Madeira
Estreito de Câmara de Lobos is a parish in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos, Madeira, created in the early sixteenth century around the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Graça. It was the main centre of rye-straw hat weaving and cheese-making, grows Sercial, Verdelho, Tinta and Bastardo, and became a julgado of the Funchal comarca in 1927.
1Mentioned in
- Vineyards — Grows Sercial, Verdelho, Tinta and Bastardo.
- Statutes — Parish whose confraternity of Nossa Senhora da Graça had its charter printed in 1829.
- Funchal (judicial district) — Became a julgado of the Funchal comarca in 1927.
- Câmara de Lobos (municipality) — Original parish of the municipality.
- Valleys — Parish whose upland reaches contain the Jardim da Serra valley.
- Ribeira dos Socorridos — Parish on the right bank.
- Our Lady of Consolation (chapels) — Parish of the Foro chapel.
- Estreito Agricultural Union — Seat of the syndicate.
- Pinto Correia (Armando Eduardo) — Birthplace of Pinto Correia.
- Our Lady of the Incarnation (chapel) — Parish of the 1671 chapel.
- Industries — Main centre of rye-straw hat weaving and cheese-making.
- Our Lady of Good Success (chapels) — Parish to which the Garachico chapel is considered to belong.
- Boca dos Namorados — Parish in whose serra it lies.
- Bodes (peak) — Parish containing the peak.
- Santo António (parish) — Bordering parish.
- Asylums — Parish that organised donation processions.
- Estreito de Câmara de Lobos (parish) — The parish described in this entry.
- St Anthony (chapels) — Parish of the Quinta de Santo António.
- Mother of God (chapels) — Parish where a Madre de Deus chapel was built in 1705.
- Ornelas (João Augusto de) — Parish where Ornelas was born.
- Sons and sons-in-law of Zarco — Location of further lands of Martim Mendes de Vasconcelos.
- Funchal – I. Origin of the name — Part of Funchal municipality in 1834.
- Câmara de Lobos (parish) — Curacy created in 1676; northern neighbour and source of levadas.
- Estreito da Calheta (parish) — Other parish sharing the name Estreito.
- Afonseca (Dr Luís Vicente de) — Birthplace of Dr Afonseca.
- Holy Souls (chapels) — Parish with two chapels of the Souls, one in its churchyard built around 1710 and later demolished.
- Jardim da Serra — Parish containing Jardim da Serra.
- Mendes — Another site of his land grants.
- St Anne (chapels) — Parish containing Ribeira da Fernanda.
- Cruz (peak) — One of the two parishes between which the peak lies.
- Sercial — Place where Sercial was still grown.
- Verdelho — Area where Verdelho is grown.
- Our Lady of Succour (chapels) — Parish of a chapel founded in 1684.
- Quinta de Santo António — Parish of the locality.
2Chronology
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The chapel of Nossa Senhora da Incarnação at Estreito de Câmara de Lobos was probably built, as dated over its portal.
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Maria de Aguiar founded a chapel of Nossa Senhora do Socorro at Estreito de Câmara de Lobos.
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Licence was granted to bless the new Madre de Deus chapel at Estreito de Câmara de Lobos.
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Luís Vicente de Afonseca was born in Estreito de Câmara de Lobos.
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João Augusto de Ornelas was born in Estreito de Câmara de Lobos.
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Armando Eduardo Pinto Correia was born at Estreito de Câmara de Lobos.
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The Sindicato Agrícola Estreitense was founded in Estreito de Câmara de Lobos.
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The statutes of the Sindicato Agrícola Estreitense were published in the Diário do Governo.
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The Sindicato Agrícola Estreitense elected its governing bodies.