page_title: São Jorge (Santana)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: São Jorge (Santana) / History
caption_attribution_description: &#160;Portugal, &#160;Madeira, views in São Jorge
context_page_description: São Jorge is a civil parish in the municipality of Santana, in the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 1,473, in an area of 19.34 km².
context_section_description: São Jorge was created in 1515, and benefitted from the patronage of King Manuel I of Portugal when it was merely a religious parish. These revelations were documented in the archives of the Torre do Tombo, and also included many of the pieces and religious artefacts donated by the King to the first Church of São Jorge. The first settlers to this parish occupied the areas in the Sítio do Calhau.
  It was later divided, creating the parish of Santana in 1564 (and later municipal seat after 1835); the parish of Arco de São Jorge in 1676; and Ilha in 1989.
caption: The cliffs of the coastal edge of the parish
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