This epic poem tells the story of the discovery of the island of Madeira by the Portuguese in the 15th century. The author, Francisco de P. Vasconcellos, poetically describes the heroic deeds of the intrepid explorers and the beauty of the new land they discovered. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain...