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Funchal – I. Origin of the name

Funchal – I. Origin of the name

Funchal – I Origem do nome

São Roque · Funchal

Funchal, Madeira

32°41′03″ N16°55′05″ W Google Maps

Main article Funchal – I. Origin of the name Funchal, Madeira's capital: the origin of its name in the fennel (funcho) of its valley, its creation as town and municipality around 1451–52, and its elevation by Manuel I in 1508 as the first city of Portugal's overseas domains. Also covered are the captaincies, the district created in 1834, the concelho's parishes and limits, a description of the city, and its urban boundaries fixed in 1809, 1863, 1909 and 1927.

The first part of the Elucidário's entry on Funchal, whose name derives from the fennel plant (funcho). It records the creation of the town and municipality around 1451–52 and its elevation to city status by King Manuel I in 1508, transcribing the royal charter in full.

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