São Gonçalo
São Gonçalo · Funchal
parish in the municipality of Funchal, Madeira
São Gonçalo is a suburban parish at the eastern end of Funchal, created in the sixteenth century, part of whose territory was added in 1927, when it also became a julgado of the Funchal comarca. The Elucidário notes its professional embroiderers producing the finest work, its levadas, its hay supply to Funchal, its shearwater hunters, and that it was the birthplace of Padre Manuel Fernandes de Sant'Ana; it contains Alpires and the Quinta do Rochedo.
1Mentioned in
- Levadas — Parish that joined the farmers' levada petition and has its own levadas.
- Embroidery — Parish of professional embroiderers producing the finest work.
- Buxo da Rocha — Locality where Catha dryandri grows.
- Alpires — Parish containing Alpires.
- Jasmines — Locality where the native yellow jasmine J. odoratissimum grows.
- Asylums — Parish of the Quinta do Rochedo.
- Cory’s shearwater (Puffinus kuhli) — Home parish of shearwater hunters.
- Fernandes de Sant'Ana (Father Manuel) — Birthplace of Padre Sant'Ana.
- Funchal – I. Origin of the name — Eastern parish of Funchal, partly added in 1927.
- Funchal (judicial district) — Became a julgado of the Funchal comarca in 1927.
- Hay — Supplies hay to Funchal.
- National Scout Corps — Parish where scout Group 76 was founded.
- Madeiran Naval Club — Place where cochineal still appeared on prickly pears.
- Our Lady of the Snows (chapel) — Parish first installed in the chapel when created.
- City limits — Suburban parish partly added in 1927.
- Espírito Santo (João Gomes do) — His birthplace.
- Barley smut (Ustilago hordei) — Place where barley smut occurs.
- Levadas — Parish irrigated by the Levada da Serra.
- Gonçalo Aires (stream) — Parish crossed by the stream.
- Our Lady of the Incarnation (chapel) — Parish of the first chapel.
- Tobacco — One of the main sites of tobacco plantings in 1877–1882.
- Louros — Parish containing the locality of Louros.
- Nunes (Father Manuel) — Parish he served and where he died.
- Caniço (parish) — Neighbouring parish on the boundary of Caniço.
- Asylums — Parish of the Câmara Pestana asylum.
- Our Lady of the Good News (chapel) — Parish containing the chapel.
- Lazareto (road) — One of the two parishes crossed by the road.
- São Martinho (parish) — Parish that also received a provisional coadjutor.
- Balancal — Parish containing Balancal.
- Fajãs — Parish containing fajãs.
- Monument to Câmara Pestana — Parish of the asylum garden.
- Sé (parish) — Received a coadjutor under Bishop Barreto.
- Lauraceae — Barbusano grows here.
- Boal de cheiro — Where Boal de cheiro is cultivated.
- Our Lady of Pity (chapels) — Parish of the 1722 chapel.
- Santa Maria Maior (parish) — Neighbouring parish to the east.
- Lombo da Raiz — Parish irrigated by the Levada da Serra.
2Chronology
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The chapel of São Gonçalo was built.
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Father Manuel Fernandes de Sant'Ana was born in São Gonçalo.
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Between 1877 and 1882 tobacco was planted in Madeira, mainly in São Gonçalo and Santo António.
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Padre Manuel Nunes died at São Gonçalo.
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The Manicómio Câmara Pestana was founded and inaugurated in Funchal, and a bust of Câmara Pestana was erected.