Royalist Volunteers
Original title: Voluntários Realistas
The Royalist Urban Volunteers of Madeira, a Miguelist corps created in 1828 by captain-general José Maria Monteiro, planned at four companies but reaching only one.
The corps of Royalist Volunteers (Voluntários Realistas) Urban of Madeira was established in 1828 by the captain-general (capitão-general, military governor of Madeira) José Maria Monteiro. However, as can be seen from an official letter sent by Dom Álvaro da Costa de Macedo to the Count of Basto on 9 September 1831, this corps, which was meant to have 4 companies, only ever had one. For it, Dom Álvaro claimed the privileges and prerogatives granted to the Volunteers of the Kingdom (reino, i.e. mainland Portugal) by the decree of 26 September 1828.
Under captain-general Monteiro’s plan, the corps was to have a commanding major, and each company 1 lieutenant, 1 second lieutenant, 10 sergeants, 1 quartermaster-sergeant (furriel), 2 corporals, 2 lance corporals (anspeçadas) and 52 privates.
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Captain-general José Maria Monteiro created the Voluntários Realistas Urbanos da Madeira.
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A decree granted privileges to the Voluntários do Reino (royalist volunteers).
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Governor D. Álvaro da Costa de Sousa Macedo wrote to the Count of Basto reporting that the Royalist Volunteers corps in Madeira had only one company.
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Governor of Madeira who in 1831 wrote to the Count of Basto claiming privileges for the corps' single company.
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Miguelist minister to whom D. Álvaro da Costa de Macedo addressed his 1831 letter.
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Captain-general of Madeira who founded the Voluntários Realistas corps in 1828.