Place town/city Porto Santo
Vila Baleira
Porto Santo
town in the municipality of Porto Santo, island of Porto Santo
Vila Baleira, the town of Porto Santo, lies on one of the island's two small plains, not far from the Pico do Castelo, and its port is about 41 miles from Funchal. It was the capital of the Porto Santo captaincy founded by Bartolomeu Perestrelo, who died there. It contains the Misericórdia chapel and the Fontinha locality, and Noronha made weather observations there in 1900–1902.
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- Climate — Town where Noronha made observations in 1900–1902.
- Perestrelo (Bartolomeu) — Town where Perestrelo died.
- Sea distances — Its port lies about 41 miles from Funchal.
- Misericórdia of Porto Santo — Town where the Misericórdia chapel stands.
- Captaincies — Capital of the Porto Santo captaincy, founded by Perestrelo.
- Porto Santo (orography) — One of the island's two small plains.
- Porto Santo (town and municipality) — The town discussed in the entry, also known as Baleira.
- Castelo (peak) — The island's town, not far from the peak.
- Fontinha — The town in which the Fontinha locality lies.
- Porto Santo (parish) — Main locality of the island.
- Baleira (town) — Subject of the entry, the capital of Porto Santo.
- Porto Santo (island) — Capital of the island, at the head of its bay.