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The Azores, an Atlantic archipelago that shares plant species with Madeira. The Elucidário records settlement there by Madeiran families such as the Bettencourts, the 1801 ban on Azorean wines in Madeira, and imports of Azorean tobacco. It also notes that Azorean farmers were brought to Madeira to teach maize-growing methods.

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  1. Rui Gonçalves da Câmara moved to São Miguel in the Azores as its captain-donatary.

  2. Pecunia Insulana copper coins bearing Funchal's original arms were struck for circulation only in Madeira and the Azores.

  3. A decree created the offices of corregedor and juiz de fora for the Azores, later extended to Madeira.

  4. The botanist Francisco Masson stayed in the Azores.

  5. A decree banned the import of Azorean wines into Madeira.

  6. A decree annexed the Madeira and Azores posts to the General Postal Administration.

  7. A royal charter created the Junta da Justiça Criminal in the Azores.

  8. The governor complained of the Junta da Justiça's excesses and proposed adopting the Azores model.

  9. An Azorean branch of the Vieira family arrived in Madeira.

  10. The first Azorean periodical appeared on Terceira, by which time eight had already been published in Funchal.

  11. A constitutional force of 60 artillerymen from Terceira occupied Porto Santo and proclaimed D. Maria II, joined on 7 April by Admiral Sartorius and Mousinho de Albuquerque; it left for the Azores with 104 Madeiran volunteers in May.

  12. The Conde de Vargas de Bédmar made geological observations in Madeira, Porto Santo and the Azores.

  13. Frederic du Cane Godman published Natural History of the Azores in London.

  14. Hann published his article on the climate of the Azores and Madeira, and Júlio Augusto Leiria published a map of Madeira.

  15. A law exempted Madeiran sugar from duties in Portugal and the Azores for five years.

  16. A paper on Orthoptera collected on the Prince of Monaco's voyages to Madeira and the Azores was published in the Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France.

  17. Alberto A. Girard published his study of the cephalopods of the Azores and Madeira.

  18. A decree allowed the Azorean districts to adopt administrative autonomy.

  19. The Portuguese monarchs reached the Azores after their Madeira visit.

  20. Following the law of 22 May 1901, a decree of 8 August 1901 extended the Azorean autonomous regime to the district of Funchal, creating a directly elected Junta Geral that took over the district public works; road-building followed.

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