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Morocco is recorded as the scene of the Portuguese strongholds where Madeirans, including Zarco, fought the Moors, and where Zarco won his knighthood. Moorish captives brought from its coast carried their tales to Madeira. It was also the country of origin of the Moroccan princesses.
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- Donataries — Where Zarco won his knighthood.
- Donataries — Where donataries sent expeditions to Portuguese strongholds.
- Câmara (Father Luís Gonçalves da) — Where he ministered to captives.
- Madeira in the African strongholds — Site of the Portuguese strongholds where Madeirans fought the Moors.
- Câmara (João Gonçalves da) — Scene of the campaigns in which the subject fought.
- Zarco (João Gonçalves) — Setting of the legendary duel explaining the name.
- Zarco (João Gonçalves) — Where Zargo fought the Moors.
- Ballad Collection of the Madeira Archipelago — Coast from which Moorish captives were brought, bringing their tales.
- Machim (legend) — Where the captives were taken.
- Barros (Diogo de) — Scene of the Portuguese campaigns in which he served.
- Moroccan princesses — Country of origin of the princesses, then torn by civil war.
- Residences of Zarco — Where Zargo may have wielded his sword against the Moors.
- Cancioneiro de Resende (Madeira in the) — Where the Madeiran captains fought the Moors.
- Porto do Moniz (parish) — Base of the corsairs.
- Madeira (island) — Origin of the Berber physical type.
- Flora — Neighbouring country where one of the plant families absent from Europe is also found.
- Abreu (António de) — Where Abreu first served as a soldier.
- Cantin — Country on whose coast the cape lies.
- Old customs — Scene of Portuguese conquests to which Madeira contributed large expeditions.