Thank you José! -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Fernandes, Jose" <jose.fernandes@yrdsb.edu.on.ca> > Canhas is a parish in Ponta do Sol. It is just north of the village. I suspect > you can get some detailed info from their website at www.cm-pontadosol.com > > Sitio is a neighbourhood. Levada is a small water channel. The south of Madeira > would not be able to have sustainable agriculture if it weren't for the levadas > which bring water from the north. That was one of our people's greatest > achievements (among others). Cova could refer to a small valley or something > surrounded. In Madeira it also means a cemetery plot or a hole in the ground. > Today, these places can still be identified, normally by older people. > > In the old days, outside of Funchal, there were a few street names. In village > centers such as in Machico, Santa Cruz or Porto Santo there were some street > names. Obviously today that has changed. > > Good luck on a detailed map! > > Cheers, > José > > -----Original Message----- > From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of bpitta@comcast.net > Sent: January 11, 2007 1:00 PM > To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] Area Designations > > The city? village? town? of Canhas appears to be divided into separate > geographical areas with names such as "no Sitio dos Saloes e Levada da > Magdalena", "no Sitio da Piedade", "no Cova da Fabrica", etc. Do these > represent street names, neighborhoods, or what? Where may I obtain a map > showing these designations? > Thank you. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message