▁An o ▁M . ▁D . ▁XX V III . ▁Miguel ▁da ▁Silva , ▁Bishop - E lect ▁of ▁V ise u , ▁made ▁this ▁tower ▁to ▁govern ▁the ▁entrance ▁for ▁ships ▁and ▁gave ▁and ▁conced ed ▁purchased ▁lands ▁with ▁his ▁money ▁to , ▁respect ing ▁income , ▁they ▁light ▁the ▁tower ▁with ▁perpet ual ▁fires . ▁Year ▁ 1 5 2 8 ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁the ▁chap el ▁began ▁to ▁operate ▁as ▁a ▁conference ▁hall ▁for ▁pil ots ▁working ▁along ▁the ▁Bar ra ▁do ▁Dou ro . ▁This ▁project ▁opened ▁the ▁area ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁of ▁an ▁an nex ▁for ▁the ▁F is cal ▁Guard . ▁It ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁L ighth ouse ▁of ▁Sen hora ▁da ▁Lu z . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁the ▁chap el - l ighth ouse ▁function ed ▁as ▁a ▁meeting ▁hall ▁for ▁a ▁cont ing ent ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁( re present ing ▁the ▁F oz ▁do ▁Dou ro ). ▁ ▁The ▁property ▁come ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁IP PA ▁Instituto ▁Portug u ês ▁do ▁Pat rim ón io ▁Ar qu itet ón ico ▁( for er un ner ▁of ▁I GE SP AR ) ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁by ▁dec ree ▁ 1 0 6 F / 9 2 ▁( Di ário