In July 1419, João Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão "das ilhas" landed on the beautiful beach of Machico. Thus began the glorious epic of Portuguese discoveries. Here, the first mass in Madeira was celebrated by Franciscan priests on the day of the Visitation of Saint Isabel (July 2), who accompanied the expedition as a thanksgiving and rejoicing for the discovery.

Many hypotheses have been raised about the origin of the name Machico. The most well-known, and no less controversial, lies in the romantic legend of the ill-fated English lovers Robert Machim and Anne d'Arfet. The name of this locality seems to come from a corruption of the word 'Machim'.

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