Tuna of the University of Coimbra

Funchal. Road at whose start stood the former seminary where the students lodged.

Road leading from Funchal up to Monte, opened on its present route in the early 19th century. The Elucidário records it as the route by which penitential processions returned to the Monte church, as bordering several sanatorium properties, and as the road at whose start stood the former seminary where the Coimbra University tuna lodged.

Funchal. Venue of a lunch for the tuna.

Venue of a lunch for the tuna.

City visited by the tuna in 1913.

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.

Funchal. Town hall briefly visited by the tuna on arrival.

The Paços do Concelho is Funchal's town hall, a former residence of the Conde de Carvalhal. João IV was acclaimed there in 1641 and Maria II proclaimed there in 1834, and the Unknown Soldier's urn lay in state there. Its tower housed the central telephone exchange, and it was isolated from adjoining buildings during the 1943–44 works.

Portugal. Destination of the tuna on leaving Funchal.

The Portuguese capital, seat of the Relação court and of the Misericórdia whose privileges and statutes were extended to Funchal. Henrique Franco de Sousa studied at its Royal Academy of Fine Arts, and Luiz José Baiardo moved there in 1821.

Visited by the students.

The parish of Machico was the landing place of the discoverers Zargo and Tristão Vaz and the seat of the captaincy of Machico; the parish was founded c. 1450. The Elucidário covers its clergy and stipends, chapels, historical events, mineral springs, localities, population and notable natives.

Funchal. Hotel where a lunch was offered to the tuna.

The Monte Palace Hotel stands in the parish of Monte, Funchal, on a site roughly corresponding to the former locality of Prazeres. Princess Isabel resided there, and it hosted a lunch for the Coimbra University tuna and a lunch and a dinner in honour of the aviators.

Machico. Visited by the students.

Portela is a pass in the municipality of Machico where the Ribeira de Machico rises and where the new eastern road ends. It is a viewpoint with wide panoramas over Porto da Cruz and Faial and was recommended as a viewpoint in 1850. Princess Isabel and the Coimbra students visited it.

Funchal. Estate where a party was held for the students.

The Quinta da Choupana is an estate in the parish of Santa Maria Maior, Funchal. A chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição was built there in 1930, and a party was held there for the students of the Coimbra University tuna.

Visited by the students.

Santa Cruz is a parish and one of Madeira's oldest settlements, named after a cross Zarco had raised there at the discovery. The Elucidário covers its early ecclesiastical history, collegiate church, chapels, noble settlers and localities.

Funchal. Palace where a ball was held in honour of the tuna.

The Palácio de São Lourenço, the governors' palace-fortress in Funchal, was the scene of beija-mão ceremonies, receptions, balls and dinners, and of the 1861 exhibition. The Elucidário records a great fire there in 1699, a natural history museum in 1850, and an attempt by soldiers to enter it in 1829. The Teatro Grande stood opposite it.

Funchal. Venue of a lunch for the tuna.

The Terreiro da Luta is a scenic site in Monte parish at 850 m, where legend places an apparition of the Virgin. From 1912 it was the terminus of the Monte railway, with a restaurant, and official lunches for distinguished visitors were held there. It has a bronze statue of Zarco and the monument to Nossa Senhora da Paz, inaugurated in 1927.