Ponta do Sol
Ponta do Sol
Parish and municipality of Ponta do Sol, Madeira
South-coast parish and municipality, settled from about 1440 by Rodrigo Enes 'o Coxo'. Its parish church of Nossa Senhora da Luz holds a triptych. The Elucidário also records its quay of 1848, paid for by the council, and the royal visit of 1858.
1Mentioned in
- St John the Baptist (chapels) — Parish containing Lombo de São João.
- Great War — Landing place of the Açoreano crew.
- Vieira Caetano (Father João) — Parish where he served as priest.
- Slaves — Parish with a large population of African descent.
- Artistic heritage — Its parish church holds a triptych.
- Amendoeira (peak) — Parish in which the peak stands.
- Parishes — Early parish after 1440.
- Jangão — Parish containing Jangão.
- Ponta do Sol (parish) — The parish that is the subject of this entry.
- St Cajetan (chapel) — Parish of the chapel.
- Ecos da Madeira — Town where the newspaper is published.
- Varela (Canon Dr António Vicente) — Varela's birthplace.
- Henriques (Father Leão) — Parish where Leão Henriques was born.
- Leme — Where D. Catarina de Barros held lands forming her entail.
- Lobo (Dom João) — Parish containing the Lombada do Esmeraldo chapel.
- Ponta do Sol (headland, landing place and quay) — Coastal headland at the east end of the town, subject of the entry.
- Teixeira (Canon Feliciano João) — His birthplace, where he is also buried.
- Holy Spirit (chapel) — Parish containing the chapel.
- Flash floods — Devastated in 1856.
- Lombo de São João — Parish in which the Lombo de São João lies.
- Geology — Essexite locality.
- Settlement and colonisation — Early settlement site.
- Representation in the Cortes — Electoral constituency.
- Misericórdias — Town where the Misericórdia could collect tithe alms.
- Processions of Candlemas, the Litanies and the Way of the Cross in Ponta do Sol — Town where the processions were formerly held.
- Customs houses — Town included in the 1515 foral.
- Diseases — One of the parishes with the highest incidence of elephantiasis.
- Oliveira (Canon Alfredo César de) — Electoral constituency for which he was elected deputy.
- Arriaga (Dr Manuel de) — Judicial district where the 1885 trial of the republicans was held.
- Historical dates — Made a town in 1501.
- System of weights and measures — Had a bronze standard weight; rioters burned its town hall.
- Tokens — Site of the Adegas dairy factory whose tokens recorded milk supplied.
- Our Lady of Deliverance (chapels) — Parish of the 1656 chapel.
- Varela (Dr José) — Birthplace of Dr. José Varela.
- Our Lady of Miracles (chapels) — Parish of the 1662 chapel.
- Our Lady of the Mount (chapel) — Parish of the chapel.
- União (A) — Town where the newspaper was published.
- Girão (cape) — Its parishes form the western end of the view from the cliff top.
- Losna (Artemisia argentea) — Where the plant grows wild.
- Almude — Almude 17.400.
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2Chronology
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A royal letter extended the wine levy of Ponta do Sol and Calheta to the works of the Funchal church.
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King Manuel granted a common foral to Funchal, Ponta do Sol and Calheta, fixing tithes, the fifth of sugars, alcaidaria revenues, soap prices and other dues.
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The sugar masters and residents of Ponta do Sol were obliged to join the Corpus Christi procession with torches and canes.
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The chapel of Nossa Senhora do Livramento at Ponta do Sol was built and endowed, with an entail instituted (deed of 14 September).
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Pedro Ferreira de Mesquita founded the chapel of Nossa Senhora dos Milagres at Ponta do Sol.
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António de Carvalhal Esmeraldo founded the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Piedade at Jangão, Ponta do Sol.
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The endowment deed of the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Monte at Ponta do Sol was signed.
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The chapel of Nossa Senhora do Monte at Lombo das Terças, Ponta do Sol, was built by local people, and licence to bless it was granted on 15 September 1751.
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Riots broke out in Calheta, Ponta do Sol and São Vicente over a concession of Paul da Serra.
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The chapel of Nossa Senhora do Monte at Ponta do Sol was enlarged and blessed again.
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António da Luz Pita was born at Ponta do Sol.
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A great landslide from the Lombada enlarged Lugar de Baixo and drove the sea into Ponta do Sol.
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Feliciano João Teixeira was born in Ponta do Sol.
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João Augusto Teixeira was born at Ponta do Sol.
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Dr Nuno Silvestre Teixeira was born at Ponta do Sol.
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The Santo António oratory at Lombo das Adegas, Ponta do Sol, was enlarged into a public chapel, which was blessed.
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Canon Dr António Vicente Varela was born in Ponta do Sol.
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Infante D. Luís, landing at Lugar de Baixo because rough seas prevented landing at Ponta do Sol, visited Ponta do Sol on his way to Rabaçal.
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José Varela was born in Ponta do Sol.
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A decree reorganised Madeira's judicial administration into four comarcas: Funchal, Ponta do Sol, Santa Cruz and São Vicente, making São Vicente the seat of a judicial district.