Santana
Santana
parish of Santana, municipality of Santana, north coast of Madeira
Santana is a parish on Madeira's north coast, praised as the most picturesque of the north. It was created from São Jorge in the 16th century, and the entry covers its settlement, parish priests, church, localities and population.
1Mentioned in
- Sardinha (Father Alfredo de Paula) — Parish where he served.
- Achada de Santo António — The parish in which the locality lies.
- St John the Baptist (chapels) — Parish with a St John chapel erected in 1660.
- Vaz — Birthplace of Padre Vaz.
- Caldeirão Verde — Parish containing the site.
- Homem em Pé — Parish containing the column.
- Santana (islet) — Parish on whose coast the islet lies.
- Acciaioly (Father Carlos) — His birthplace.
- Jardim (Lino Cassiano) — His birthplace.
- Madeira (island) — Scenic inland spot.
- Henriques (Father João Maurício) — Parish where he served as parish priest.
- Madeiran elder (Sambucus maderensis) — Place where the elder grows.
- Peach tree (Prunus persica) — Produces some of Madeira's best peaches.
- Hop (Humulus lupulus) — Where hops are grown.
- Representation in the Cortes — Electoral constituency in 1897.
- Levadas — Parish irrigated by the São Jorge levada.
- Levadas — Irrigated by the São Jorge levada.
- Rocha do Navio (islet) — Parish on whose coast the islet lies.
- Maize (Zea mays) — Parish where maize cultivation was developed in 1847.
- System of weights and measures — Scene of disturbances against the metric system.
- Iron — Lamellar iron over clays occurs here.
- Almude — Almude 17.604.
- Roads — Terminus of national road 24.
- Hydrangea (Hydrangea hortensis) — One of the places where hydrangeas are much cultivated.
- São Jorge (parish) — Parish originally part of São Jorge, which separated from it early.
- Longevity — Listed in the 1911 longevity statistics.
- Livestock — Main centre of pig production.
- Livestock — Outlying parish recommended for cattle giving cream-rich milk for cheese and butter.
- Meteorological stations — Station set up in January 1942.
- Ruivo (peak) — Parish containing the summit of Pico Ruivo.
- St Anthony (chapels) — Parish with a 16th-century Saint Anthony chapel rebuilt in 1729–30.
- Machico (parish) — Former chaplaincy dependent on Machico.
- Funchal (judicial district) — In the eastern comarca in 1838; its parish became a Funchal julgado in 1927.
- Cortado — One of the two parishes between which the Cortado lies.
- Cortado (peak) — Parish in which the peak stands.
- Cortado (point) — Parish on whose coast the point lies.
- Queimadas — Parish containing Queimadas.
- Alqueire — The alqueire here measured 13.973 litres.
- Focinho de burro (Bellardia trixago) — Parish on Madeira where the plant has been found.
- São Jorge (islet, point, landing place and stream) — Neighbouring parish connected to São Jorge by the main road.
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2Chronology
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The Saint Anthony chapel of Santana was first built.
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Canon Domingos Gonçalves de Alvarenga erected the chapel of São João Baptista in Santana.
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Santana parishioners obtained leave to rebuild the chapel of Santo António at Achada de Santo António, which was rebuilt and inspected ahead of its blessing in April 1730.
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Father Carlos Acciaioly was born in Santana.
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Laureano da Câmara Falcão developed maize cultivation in Santana and São Jorge using Azorean farmers.
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Floods caused heavy losses in Santana.
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The Dutch galliot Alfa was wrecked in a storm on the Rocha do Navio islet off Santana; its crew of seven survived.
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Padre Fernando Carlos de Meneses Vaz was born in Santana.
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The Santana weather station was set up.