village. It is unclear whether the ransom was paid, since the destruction of Vila do Porto still occurred. During the course of the battle, a gunshot killed Manuel de Sousa, son of João Soares de Sousa. Matias Nuno Velho and Cristóvão Vaz Velho were nominated by the captain to lead the Mariense counterattack, that forced back the enemy who began setting the homes ablaze. Meanwhile, other boats disembarked and took Vila do Porto, motivating the reinforcements from São Miguel. In two days arms and munitions, disembarked in Santana, permitting a group of 250 men to take the Vila. Vila do Porto was sacked during the next three days and fire-bombed. On the third day, 200 men from São Miguel, under the command of Francisco Arruda da Costa arrived, but the French were warned by a runaway African slave. References Notes Sources Donatary-Captains of the Azores 16th-century Portuguese people People from Santa Maria Island