Place peak/mountain São Pedro Funchal
Pico dos Frias
São Pedro · Funchal
Hill above Funchal, Madeira
Approximate location
Hill above Funchal, named after Romeu Frias, on which the Pico fortress (Castelo de São João do Pico) stands. It marked the northern limit of the early town, and the western city wall was to end at its rock. Zargo's first stone house stood at its foot. A Jesuit country residence stood near the fortress and was later sold for 9 contos.
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- Cortina da Cidade (city walls) — The western wall ended at its rock.
- Zarco (João Gonçalves) — Hill at whose foot stood his first stone house.
- Jesuits — Jesuit country residence near the Pico fortress, later sold for 9 contos.
- Fortifications — Hill where the walls were to end.
- Residences of Zarco — Hill at whose foot Zargo's second house stood.
- Funchal – I. Origin of the name — Northern limit of the early town.
- Frias — Peak named after Romeu Frias, site of the Pico fortress.
- Fortaleza do Pico — Hill above Funchal on which the fortress stands.
- Pico (Castle of São João do) — Height on which the castle stands.
2Chronology
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D. Francisco Henriques took office as governor-general of Madeira on 28 October 1622 and began building the Castle of São João Baptista do Pico above Funchal, constructed between 1622 and 1640.
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Luís de Miranda Henriques Pinto governed Madeira as the last governor-general under Spanish rule and completed the Pico castle.