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of the island, through the instrumentality of Prince Henry of 

 Portugal (son of John I.), which grew so abundantly, that 

 for a considerable period the produce of the island sufficed 

 for the supply of the whole kingdom of Portugal. In 

 commemoration of this flourishing epoch, as regards the 

 cultivation of the sugar-cane, two sugar-loaves were intro- 

 duced into the arms of the island. In the year 1452 was 

 erected the first sugar factory, near Machica, and at the end of 



