 From October to the end of Easter these fishermen would fish around Setúbal, and unloaded in Lisbon.In 1835, the parish was exempted from paying fees to the Diocese, by the Governor of the Bishop, Dr. António de Santo Ilídio da Fonseca e Silva.It was this year that Fonseca and Silva determined the need to construct the parochial church, which was visited in 1898 by King Carlos.