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Pliny mentions certain Purple Islands, the position of which with reference to the Fortunate Islands or Canaries might seem to indicate Madeira islands. Plutarch (Sertorius, 75 AD) referring to the military commander Quintus Sertorius (d. 72 BC), relates that after his return to Cádiz, "he met seamen recently arrived from Atlantic islands, two in number, divided from one another only by a ...
The trio travelled to the island of Porto Santo, claimed it on behalf of the Portuguese Crown, and established a settlement. The new settlers observed "a heavy black cloud suspended to the southwest" and upon investigation discovered the larger island they called Madeira [24] [25] (Portuguese: madeira, lit. 'wood').
1419—João Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz Teixeira discovered Porto Santo island, in the Madeira group. 1420—The same sailors and Bartolomeu Perestrelo discovered the island of Madeira, which began to be colonized at once. 1422—Cape Nao, the limit of Moorish navigation, is passed as the African Coast is mapped.
Settler of the Archipelago of Madeira Signature João Gonçalves Zarco ( c. 1390 – 21 November 1471) [ 1 ] was a Portuguese explorer who established settlements and recognition of the Madeira Islands , and was appointed first captain of Funchal by Henry the Navigator .
1419 — João Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz Teixeira discovered Porto Santo island, in the Madeira group. 1420 — The same sailors and Bartolomeu Perestrelo discovered the island of Madeira, which at once began to be colonized. 1422 — Cape Nao, the limit of Moorish navigation is passed as the African Coast is mapped.
The main evidence for Weston's expedition is found in a letter from Henry VII to his Lord Chancellor, John Morton, which was discovered in the late 20th century and first published in 2009. [12] The King's letter provides for a suspension of legal action against Weston because it was the King's intent that Weston would "shortly with goddess ...
Robert Machin or Machim (fl. 14th century) was an English adventurer of uncertain historicity, who supposedly discovered the island of Madeira. [1] Various traditions give conflicting versions of Machin's story. In the best-known version the protagonist is a knight, referred to as the Machim. [1]
Tristão Vaz Teixeira (c. 1395–1480) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer who, together with João Gonçalves Zarco and Bartolomeu Perestrelo, was the official discoverer and one of the first settlers of the archipelago of Madeira (1419–1420).