This situation was resolved five years later, through the efforts of D. Jorge de Melo who, in trade for a promise to marry his daughter to the Captain's first born, he offered some influences at Corte.
The Captain survived the event owing to his presence in Lagoa, along with his wife and son (Manuel da Câmara), at his summer residence.
[1] Before arriving in Ponta Delgada, though, Rui and his wife spent some time in Vale de Cabaças (today Caloura) where they befriended the daughters of the nobleman Jorge da Mota, who had taken shelter in the location following the earthquakes.
During Câmara second term as Captain-Donatário he was responsible for improvements to coastal defenses on the island, owing to the increased activity of pirates within the waters of the Azores.
[3] The captain, with financial problems and personal heartbreaks, died in Ponta Delgada on 20 October 1535,[1] and was buried in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Esperança.