Funchal customs house
Alfândega do Funchal
Sé · Funchal
Parish of Sé, municipality of Funchal, Madeira
The Manueline customs house of Funchal, ordered to be built in 1508, with arcades and a courtyard chapel of Santo António built in 1714, now deconsecrated. It was directed by the provedor until 1775 and repaired after the 1748 earthquake. It was surrounded by mutinous troops in 1626 and stormed in 1641, the 1868 riot took place on the beach nearby, and it later housed the Civil Government offices and archive.
1Mentioned in
- Sé (parish) — Customs house whose courtyard holds a deconsecrated chapel of Santo António.
- Castilian rule — Customs house surrounded by mutinous troops in 1626.
- Superintendent of the Treasury — Customs house directed by the provedor until 1775.
- Câmara (Simão Gonçalves da) — Manueline customs house built in his time.
- Popular riots — Customs house stormed in 1641 and site of the 1868 riot.
- Materials for Madeiran History — Building that housed the Civil Government offices and archive.
- Quays on the island of Porto Santo — A quay was once planned in front of the customs house.
- Câmara Leme (Dom João Frederico da) — The 1868 riots took place on the beach near the customs house.
- Old Buildings — Customs house with Manueline arcades.
- Old Funchal — Customs house ordered to be built in 1508.
- Nascimento (Dom Friar João do) — Customs house repaired after the 1748 earthquake.
- St Anthony (chapels) — Customs house whose courtyard holds a chapel built in 1714.
- Imports and exports — Customs house through which trade values were recorded.
- Bombardment of Funchal — Shell fell on the beach in front of it in 1917.
- St Anthony da Alfândega (fort) — The fort was built into its walls and courtyard.
- National monuments — Customs house classified as a national monument.
- Pinto Coelho (Jacinto) — Customs house where he served from 1884, rising to sub-inspector.
2Chronology
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Unpaid soldiers rioted in Funchal and besieged the customs house.
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A Funchal crowd expelled Castilian and other officials, and Portuguese citizens replaced Spaniards in council offices.
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An order was given to build a redoubt, a salient in the walls of the Funchal Customs House covering the beach, and it was built.
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João de Aguiar built the chapel of Santo António at the Funchal Customs House.
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On the night of 31 March to 1 April 1748 a violent earthquake struck Madeira, causing few deaths but heavy damage to buildings, including the cathedral, the bishops' palace, the customs house, the Monte church, the Mosteiro Novo house and numerous chapels and parish churches.
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The Pedrada riot, stirred by the Popular party on the Funchal beach, prevented the candidate Jacinto de Sant'Ana e Vasconcelos from landing and cost several lives.
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Jacinto Pinto Coelho was appointed temporary aspirant at the Funchal customs house.
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Funchal customs recorded imports of 2,012:000$00, exports of 750:000$00 and re-exports of 1,215:000$00.
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The Diário do Governo published a list of national monuments and properties of public interest including Madeiran buildings such as the Casa de Dona Mécia.