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Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo

Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo

1825–1898

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Main article Azevedo (Dr Álvaro Rodrigues de) Biography of Dr Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo (1825–1898), lawyer and teacher of rhetoric and literature at the Funchal lyceum, best remembered for his annotated edition of the Madeira section of Gaspar Frutuoso's Saudades da Terra.

Dr Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo (1825–1898) was a lawyer and teacher of rhetoric and literature at the Funchal lyceum. He is best remembered for his annotated 1873 edition of the Madeira section of Gaspar Frutuoso's Saudades da Terra.

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2Chronology

  1. The parishes of Ribeira Brava and Caniço were reportedly created.

  2. Frutuoso dates the Funchal charter (foral) to 1472, a date Azevedo considered erroneous.

  3. A document cited by Azevedo shows Madeira already sending representatives to the Cortes.

  4. António de Leme built the chapel of São Filipe at the Quinta do Leme, dated 1535 by Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo and 1536 elsewhere.

  5. Conventional end of Madeira's sugar-making period; according to Dr Azevedo, the industry disappeared owing to American competition.

  6. Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo was born in Vila Franca de Xira.

  7. Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo completed his law degree.

  8. A cholera epidemic, brought by Infantry Regiment No. 1, ravaged Madeira from July to October 1856, killing about ten thousand people by tradition and leaving many orphans. Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo, Luiz Albino Gonçalves and others served during it.

  9. Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo published in Funchal his annotated edition of Gaspar Frutuoso's Saudades da Terra (Book II), made from Agrela's copy, with extensive notes including a list of governors.

  10. Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo published the Romanceiro do Archipelago da Madeira in Funchal.

  11. The Funchal council president proposed discussing a municipal tribute to Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo.

3Places mentioned

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Map: Madeira (5)
  1. 1Funchal
  2. 2Lisbon
  3. 3Coimbra
  4. 4Vila Franca de Xira
  5. 5Benavente

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