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India is recorded as the place where several Madeirans served, including Lopo de Abreu, Pedro da Silva and the viceroy João Saldanha da Gama. The fame of Madeiran levada builders reached it. It is the native region of plants grown on Madeira, among them the mango, Hedychium gardnerianum, balsam and most bamboos.
1Mentioned in
- Roca de Vénus (Hedychium gardnerianum) — Native region of the plant.
- Abreu (Lopo de) — Where Abreu served.
- Garden balsam (Impatiens Balsamina) — Native region of the plant.
- Madeira and Afonso de Albuquerque — Where the fame of Madeiran levada builders reached.
- Abreu (Aleixo de) — Where he served and was bound when lost.
- Saldanha da Gama (João) — Where he later served as viceroy.
- Bamboos — Origin of most bamboos.
- Azeredo — Azeredo's intended destination.
- Meneses (Jorge Martins de Sousa e) — Where he served as a soldier.
- Silva (Pedro da) — Where he later served as governor and died.
- Albuquerque (Manuel Saldanha da Gama) — Where he later served as viceroy.
- Mango tree (Mangifera indica) — Country of origin of the mango tree.
- Câmara (Rui Gonçalves da) — Where Rui Gonçalves da Câmara served as a soldier.
- Nóbrega de Quintal (Luís de Ornelas) — Constituency for which he was elected deputy in 1919.
- Noronha (João Rodrigues de) — Where he performed his feats.
- Caires — Where Constantino de Caires performed his deeds.
- Conceição e Sousa (José Elias da) — His birthplace.
- Palanquin — Cited as one of the places where the palanquin was used to carry persons of rank.
- Rose apple (Eugenia Jambos) — Native country of the rose-apple tree.
- Castro (Dom Manuel de Portugal e) — Castro was appointed viceroy of India in 1827.
- Aguiar (Pedro Afonso) — Where he sailed as a ship's captain.
- Coutinho (family) — Destination of Albuquerque's expedition.
- St Bartholomew (church) — Destination of missionaries lodged in the hospice.
- Abreu (António de) — Abreu went to India in 1511 and again in 1526.
- Captaincies — Where António da Silveira distinguished himself.
- Malmsey — One of the destinations to which Malvasia wine was exported in 1590.
- Bettencourt (Friar Pedro de) — Where Fr. Pedro de Bettencourt went and founded a convent of Franciscan nuns.
- Costa (Dom Rodrigo da) — He became viceroy in 1707.
- Old customs — Destination of Madeirans whose return changed local customs.
- Memorable landmarks — Reached after Madeira's discovery.
2Chronology
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Lopo de Abreu sailed to India with Lopo Soares's fleet.
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António de Abreu went to India.
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Gaspar Frutuoso described Malvasia as the best wine in the world, exported to India.
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Pedro da Silva died in India while serving as its governor.
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D. Rodrigo da Costa was appointed viceroy of India.
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Governor D. Manuel de Portugal e Castro was appointed viceroy of India.
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Luís de Ornelas Nóbrega de Quintal was elected deputy for India and appointed head of a department of the Colonial Ministry.