Wilhelm van der Haegen

Wilhelm van der Haegen or Wilhelm De Kersemakere , in Portuguese also Guilherme da Silveira or Guilherme Casmaca , was a merchant from Flanders at the end of the 15th century .

Wilhelm van der Haegen was the first settler on the Azores island of Flores around 1470 , which he left after a few years due to a lack of connections to European trade routes. He then settled on São Jorge , where he founded the first permanent settlement on the island around 1480 with the village of Topo .

Individual evidence

^ André L. Fr. Claeys: Vlamingen op de Azoren sinds de 15de eeuw, Vol. III . Bruges 2011, p. 2-5 .
↑ Pedro da Silveira: "Variações à Roda Do Descobrimento e Do Povoamento Das Flores e do Corvo" . Ed .: Boletim do Núcleo Cultural da Horta. 2010, p. 544-552 .

personal data
SURNAME	Haegen, Wilhelm van der
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Silveira, Guilherme there
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Flemish merchant
DATE OF BIRTH	15th century
DATE OF DEATH	after 1480

[1] André L. Fr. Claeys: Vlamingen op de Azoren sinds de 15de eeuw, Vol. III . Bruges 2011, p. 2-5 .

[2] Pedro da Silveira: "Variações à Roda Do Descobrimento e Do Povoamento Das Flores e do Corvo" . Ed .: Boletim do Núcleo Cultural da Horta. 2010, p. 544-552 .