São Martinho
São Martinho · Funchal
parish west of Funchal, municipality of Funchal
São Martinho is a suburban parish west of Funchal, created in 1579 from São Pedro and partly added to the city in 1927. It had sugar factories, grew Tinta vines, and has characteristic volcanic bombs. It is the reputed birthplace of D. Nuno de Aguiar.
1Mentioned in
- Vineyards — Tinta grown here.
- Borage (Borago officinalis) — Borage is found there.
- Rose — Rosa multiflora is frequent in its hedges.
- Volcanic bombs — Locality where characteristic volcanic bombs are found.
- Amparo — Parish containing the locality.
- Sugar-cane mills — Parish with the sugar factories of José de Faria and Vitorino Ferreira Nogueira.
- Page (Roberto) — Page repaired its road.
- Profundidades — Parish containing the Fojo.
- Funchal – I. Origin of the name — Suburban parish partly added to the city in 1927.
- Funchal (judicial district) — Became a julgado of the Funchal comarca in 1927.
- Dendrites — Dendrites are rare in its basalt slabs.
- Aguiar (Dom Nuno) — Reputed birthplace of D. Nuno de Aguiar.
- Bombardment of Funchal — Refuge for residents fleeing the city.
- City limits — Suburban parish partly added in 1927.
- Fairs — Parish of the thirteen peasants who danced at the 1850 fair.
- Levadas — Parish irrigated by the Piornais levada.
- Ribeira dos Socorridos — Parish on the left bank bordering the mouth.
- Rifle range — Parish containing the range site.
- Rodrigues — Where João Rodrigues Neto held a land grant.
- Dias Ferreira (José) — Parish containing the Quinta Bianchi.
- Our Lady of Faith (chapels) — Parish of the first chapel, which gave its name to the site.
- Our Lady of Jesus (chapel) — Parish of the chapel.
- Sport — Parish where the Excelsior club bought its ground.
- Funcho (peak) — Parish containing the peak.
- Our Lady of the Virtues (chapel) — Parish containing the chapel.
- Our Lady of Victory (chapel) — Parish at whose edge the chapel stands.
- Our Lady of Protection (chapels) — Parish with an Amparo chapel built in 1712.
- Virtudes — Parish containing Virtudes.
- Vitória — Parish containing the locality of Vitória.
- Afforestation — Parish with land used for pine sowing in 1814.
- Santo António (parish) — Bordering parish.
- São Roque (parish) — Parish separated from São Pedro in the same year as São Roque.
- Our Lady of the Pillar (chapel) — Parish containing the chapel.
- Livestock — Suburban parish recommended for high-yield dairy cattle.
- Our Lady of Nazaré (chapels) — Parish with a Nazaré chapel founded in 1627.
- Sugar cane — Site of Ferreira Nogueira's sugar factory.
- St Louis (chapels) — Parish of the property charged with the chapel's endowment.
- Our Lady of Help (chapel) — Parish where the chapel and Favila estate lie.
- Barreiros (stadium) — Parish in which the Barreiros stadium stands.
- São Martinho (parish) — Subject of the entry.
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2Chronology
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A royal charter of the Cardinal-King abolished the Funchal parish of São Pedro and authorised Bishop Jerónimo Barreto to create the parishes of São Roque and São Martinho.
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Francisco de Betencourt built the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Vitória in São Martinho.
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Martim Vaz founded the Nazaré chapel at São Martinho.
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João Bettencourt de Atouguia founded the chapel of Nossa Senhora de Jesus.
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Francisco de Vasconcelos Bettencourt had the chapel of Nossa Senhora das Virtudes built in São Martinho.
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Manuel Gonçalves Lisboa founded the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Fé in São Martinho.
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D. Luísa de Mendonça founded the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Amparo in São Martinho.
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The deed of endowment was made for the Santana chapel at Ribeiro Seco, São Martinho, built that year.
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The interim government ordered the sowing of pines in São Martinho and Santo António.
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Several sugar factories opened in Funchal and São Martinho, including the Ponte Nova and Torreão factories.