Porto da Cruz (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɾtu ðɐ ˈkɾuʃ], is a civil parish in the municipality of Machico in the northeastern corner of Madeira.

[3] During the contract signing, the formal donation identified the new church as Nossa Senhora da Glória (English: Our Lady of Glory), but after completion, it was consecrated as Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe (English: Our Lady of Guadaloupe).

[3] Since its establishment, the parish pertained to the Captaincy of Machico, but in 1835, it was integrated into the municipality of Santana with the administrative reforms of the Liberal regime.

[3] Cultivation and harvesting of sugarcane occupied the activities of early settlers.

Even along the coast, Penha de Águia (a mountainous escarpment 580 metres in altitude) is difficult to climb; the area, Penha da Águia, means mountain of the eagles, giving the impression that only the birds settle these lands.