Cabo Verde Genealogy

(Add introductory text and/or an image here) Getting started with Cape Verde research Cape Verde was probably discovered in 1456 by Luigi da Cadamosto, who at that time was in service to Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal (Henrique o Navegador); the islands showed no signs of any previous human settlement. In 1462, São Tiago was the first island to receive settlers. Plantation agriculture was established by the Portuguese community and worked by African slaves, who were brought in from the adjacent Guinea coast. Read more... Jurisdictions The nine inhabited islands of Cape Verde are divided into two geographical groups, the Barlavento (windward) Islands (Boa Vista, Sal, Santa Luzia, Santo Antão, São Nicolau, and São Vicente)  and the Sotavento (leeward) Islands (Brava, Fogo, Santiago, and Maio). Each of these islands is hosts one or more municipalities, plus towns and parishes; all but towns are as follows: Barlavento Islands (island group) Santo Antão (island) Ribeira Grande (municipality) Nossa Senhora do Rosário (parish) Nossa Senhora do Livramento Paul Santo António das Pombas Porto Novo São João Baptista Santo André São Vicente and Santa Luzia São Vicente Nossa Senhora da Luz São Nicolau Ribeira Brava Nossa Senhora da Lapa Nossa Senhora do Rosário Sal Sal Nossa Senhora das Dores Boa Vista Boa Vista Sao João Baptista Sotovento Islands Maio Maio Nossa Senhora da Luz Santiago Praia Nossa Senhora da Graça São Domingos Nossa Senhora da Luz São Nicolau Tolentino Santa Catarina Santa Catarina São Salvador do Mundo São Salvador do Mundo Santa Cruz Santiago Maior São Lourenço dos Órgãos São Lourenço dos Órg Ribeira Grande de Santiago Santíssimo Nome de Jesus São João Baptista São Miguel São Miguel Arcanjo Tarrafal Santo Amaro Abade Research Tools Cape Verde Genealogy Queries Cape Verde Genealogy Help Wanted In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by: Expand an articleor short page Create a new article Categorize articles Add external links to articles Add internal links to articles Other... Featured Content (Your text or images here) Did you know? (Your text or images here, or use the table below:) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (All text below this is included in a column on the left side of the screen.) News and Events Hot off the Press! Current Events more... Topics (Your Bullets here) Useful Websites Websites