Clubs
Original title: Clubes
Overview of the recreational clubs founded in Funchal, beginning with the Clube União (1836) and Clube Funchalense (1839), followed by sub-entries on later clubs.
The first clubs in Funchal intended solely for the recreation and amusement of their members were the Union Club (Clube União), which began on 10 March 1836, and the Clube Funchalense, opened on 3 December 1839. The statutes of the Union Club were approved by the general meeting on 20 August 1874 and by the civil governor on 7 February 1879; those of the Clube Funchalense were approved by the general meeting on 18 December 1876 and by the civil governor on 16 February 1877. Besides these, other clubs have been founded in this city more recently, among which we shall mention the following:
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Time
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The Clube União, one of Funchal's first recreational clubs, was founded.
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The Clube Funchalense was installed in Funchal.
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The general assembly approved the statutes of the Clube União in Funchal.
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The general assembly approved the statutes of the Clube Funchalense.
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The civil governor approved the statutes of the Clube Funchalense.
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The civil governor approved the statutes of the Clube União in Funchal.
Place
Places mentioned · 01
- Funchal
City where all the clubs listed were founded.
The capital of the archipelago and seat of the principal captaincy, where settlement began; it was made a vila c.1451–52. Its bay, the widest in the archipelago, lies between Ponta do Garajau and Ponta da Cruz and offers sheltered anchorage, though its harbour had never been studied oceanographically. The Elucidário discusses it as a health resort with climate data and records the January 1906 disturbances, the Danish prince's visit in May 1846 and recent volcanic cones in the area.