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Florença

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Florença (Florence) is the Italian city of origin of the Acciaioli family, who came to Madeira, and the birthplace of Simão Acciaioly. It was also the birthplace of João Salviati and the source of the surname, and the birthplace and place of publication of Giuseppe Raddi.

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2Chronology

  1. The Florentine João Salviati, implicated in a conspiracy against the Medici, took refuge in Madeira.

  2. The Acciaioli family came from Florence to Madeira and founded the morgado of Nossa Senhora da Natividade.

  3. Giuseppe Raddi's 'Brevi Osservazioni sull'Isola di Madeira' was published in Florence.

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