Year · 1560

1560

Rui de Sousa rebuilt the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Estrela.

Nossa Senhora da Estrela (chapel) Rui de Sousa

1560

Queen Catarina granted arms to the Spaniard Diogo Martins.

Martins Queen CatherineDiogo Martins

11 February 1560

The stipend of the vicar of Machico was fixed at 12,300 réis plus wheat and wine.

Machico (parish)

4 March 1560

A royal charter increased the stipend of the priest of Ponta do Pargo, showing the parish existed by then.

Ponta do Pargo (parish)

30 March 1560

An order was given to build the enclosure behind the Blessed Sacrament chapel of Funchal Cathedral.

Funchal Cathedral (the Sé)

c. 1560

Canon Manuel Ferreira Teixeira gave the Selvagens islands to his niece Filipa Cabral de Vasconcelos.

Savage Islands Manuel Ferreira TeixeiraFilipa Cabral de Vasconcelos