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Machico can claim to be Madeira’s first settlement, the spot where João Gonçalves Zarco first came ashore on the island in 1419.
The most interesting street in Vila Baleira is Rua João Gonçalves Zarco, on the other side of the river, running down to the sea.
Among its masterpieces of international renown are The Adoration of St. Vincent, a multi-panel work attributed to the 15th-century Portuguese master, Nuno Gonçalves, and The Temptation of St. Anthony, a fantastic hallucination by Hieronymus Bosch, tempered with humor and executed with mad genius.
João Gonçalves Zarco, sailing in the service of Prince Henry, made the first of many famous Portuguese discoveries, which would culminate a century later in Magellan’s historic circumnavigation of the globe.
At the intersection of Avenida Zarco and the main drag, Avenida Arriaga, stands a statue of Madeira’s discoverer, João Gonçalves Zarco — often referred to as the “First Captain. ”