Year · 1591

1591

Aires de Ornelas de Vasconcelos founded the morgado and chapel of Nossa Senhora da Consolação at the Quinta, Caniço.

Our Lady of Consolation (chapels)OrnelasQuinta Aires de Ornelas e VasconcelosAires de Ornelas e VasconcelosAires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos CaniçoChapel of Our Lady of ConsolationQuinta

27 April 1591

The Monte priest's stipend was fixed at 16,000 réis, a moio of wheat and a pipe of wine.

Nossa Senhora do Monte (parish)

8 May 1591

A royal alvará reset parish stipends: the Ribeira Brava vicar's at 27,000 réis plus wheat and wine, and the Câmara de Lobos priest's money stipend at 11$000 réis.

Câmara de Lobos (parish)Ribeira Brava (parish)

21 August 1591

António Pereira de Barredo took office as governor-general of Madeira.

Barredo (António Pereira) António Pereira de Barredo Madeira

24 August 1591

Gaspar Frutuoso, author of the Saudades da Terra, died at Ribeira Grande aged 69.

Frutuoso (Doctor Gaspar)

15 November 1591

A royal charter raised or fixed the stipends of the priests of Tábua and Porto da Cruz in money, wine and wheat.

Porto da Cruz (parish)Tábua (parish)

20 November 1591

Philip II created the Conselho de Fazenda.

Superintendent of the Treasury Philip II