[1] Similarly, on 12 April 1398, King D. John I ordered the confiscation of further possessions of Pachecos, that included the seigneurial titles and lands in Ferreira de Aves.

[1] On 27 April 1567, the visitor to Ferreira de Aves ordered the administrator of the chapel of São Miguel to purchase of a chalice, an image of the Archangel Michael and repair the altar footstool.

[1] On 6 June 1581, King D. Philip bestowed on the uncle of the claimant (D. Francisco de Melo), the title of Marques of Ferreira.

[1] In the 18th century, the estate was described as encircled by lands cultivated with rye, corn, wheat, sweet chestnut and oak trees.

[1] The chapel had a presbytery supported by 50 simple, annual masses and two oratories, for which it received 254 alqueires of rye and 14 chickens in payment.

[1] In 1898, the chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora do Amparo was re edified by order of D. Maria da Piedade Caetano Álvares Pereira de Melo, 7th Duchess of Cadaval, 9th Marquess of Ferreira and 10th Countess of Tentúgal.

[1] It is marked by window slits, with monolithic lintel, with a Gothic-like portico with semi-spheres, revealing successive alterations to the structure and decoration.

[1] The rectangular plan has a vertical disposition covered in ceiling tile: it evolved into a two-story structure, with the ground floor buttressed by irregular cornerstones.

[1] The principal facade is oriented by the arched portico, with smooth imposed lines, forming six staves, with chamfered and decorated in spheres, elements that are also repeated in the jambs.