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In the year following the discovery of the small island of Porto Santo (1418/19), João Gonçalves Zarco proceeded to Madeira with his company and, after carefully exploring the coast, returned to Portugal. On arrival, he petitioned Prince Henry for the concession of the island to him and to his fellow navigator, Tristão vaz Teixeira; the territory to be divided between them. |
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The Cathedral of Funchal |
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The first task that faced the new arrivals was the taming of the dense forests that gave the island its name (Madeira, in Portuguese, means “wood”). Within a short while, timber was being sent to Portugal for the construction of ships. Wood, then grain, constituted the first organized agriculture on the island. |
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[Home] [cathedral] [sta clara] [colégio] [sta catarina] [cap corpo santo] [monte] | |||||||||||||||||
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