The first successful settlement of São Tomé was established in 1493 by Álvaro Caminha, who received the land as a grant from the crown.
Успешное заселение острова Сан-Томе началось в 1493 году, когда Алвару ди Каминья (Álvaro de Caminha), получил остров как лен от короля Жуана II.