Funchal
Sé · Funchal
city in the municipality of Funchal, Madeira
The capital of the archipelago and seat of the principal captaincy, where settlement began; it was made a vila c.1451–52. Its bay, the widest in the archipelago, lies between Ponta do Garajau and Ponta da Cruz and offers sheltered anchorage, though its harbour had never been studied oceanographically. The Elucidário discusses it as a health resort with climate data and records the January 1906 disturbances, the Danish prince's visit in May 1846 and recent volcanic cones in the area.
1Mentioned in
- Krohn (Dr Roland E.S.) — Subject of his 1899 article on hygiene.
- Laboratory of Bacteriology and Hygiene — Scene of the January 1906 disturbances.
- Franco de Sousa (Henrique) — Birthplace of the painter and the town to which he returned in 1914.
- Frederick Charles — City where the prince stayed from 25 to 30 May 1846.
- Sarmento (Alberto Artur) — Birthplace of Sarmento and seat of the lyceum where he taught.
- Climate — Main subject of the climate data and the health resort discussed.
- Donataries — Seat of the dominant captaincy and capital of the archipelago.
- Donataries — Seat of the principal captaincy.
- Misericórdia of Santa Cruz — The city whose own institutions alone surpass the Santa Cruz hospital.
- Penitential processions — City where the last rigorous penitential procession took place.
- Geology — Area with recent volcanic cones.
- Settlement and colonisation — Captaincy seat where settlement began; made a vila c.1451–52.
- Settlement and colonisation — One of the municipalities granted the 1515 foral; its council archive holds Prince Henry's chapters.
- Castilian rule — Capital where most events of the Spanish period took place.
- Representation in the Cortes — Electoral constituency.
- Misericórdias — Seat of the Misericórdia described.
- Misericórdias — Seat of the main Misericórdia and its Hospital de Santa Isabel.
- Bishop’s palace — Seat of the diocese and site of the palaces.
- Camphor tree (Cinnamomum Camphora) — City where the tree is widely cultivated in quintas and gardens.
- Levadas — The district of Funchal, with 270 inhabitants per km².
- Levadas — Its municipal archive holds the earliest levada letters, and its council oversaw stream cleaning.
- Levadas — The press here first proposed selling the levadas, and the main private levadas lie in this municipality.
- Levadas — City whose water supply was at issue.
- Levadas — Planned electrical substation.
- Levadas — Its press hosted fierce debates over the levadas.
- Vineyards — Grows Malvasia, Verdelho and Boal.
- Water supply of the city — City whose water supply and sewerage are the subject.
- Baiardo (Luís José) — City where Baiardo worked as ecclesiastical court clerk.
- Customs houses — Seat of the main customs house.
- Customs houses — Seat of the main customs house of the archipelago.
- Sardinha (Father Alfredo de Paula) — His birthplace, where he studied at the Lyceum and Seminary.
- Sardinha (Dr Manuel) — His birthplace and place of medical training.
- Rocha — Where João Enes Rocha served as almoxarife.
- Rocha (Joaquim Leonardo da) — Where the painter died.
- Boletim Official do Distrito Administrativo do Funchal — The administrative district whose official bulletin this was.
- Police — City whose policing is the subject of the entry.
- São Pedro (Baron of) — City where D. Josefina did her charitable work.
- Ribeiro Neto (Manuel) — Birthplace of Ribeiro Neto according to the Dicionário Popular, and subject of some of his writings.
- Ribeiro Real (Count of) — His birthplace and the city whose council he presided over.
- Agriculture — One of the two leading wine-producing municipalities.
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2Chronology
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Settlement of Madeira began under the first donatary captains, with settlers from mainland Portugal, some first sheltering at the Ilhéus of Funchal.
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The church of Nossa Senhora do Calhau was built and became seat of Santa Maria Maior, Funchal's first parish.
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Funchal already had a meat market.
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A diploma required the alcaide's assistants in Funchal to be of good conduct.
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Prince Henry granted João Gonçalves Zarco the captaincy of Funchal.
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Royal confirmation of Zargo's grant of the Funchal captaincy.
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D. Afonso V raised Funchal to the status of town, with Machico and Baleira (Porto Santo) probably made towns and municipalities about the same time.
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Infante D. Fernando issued the oldest known levada law, appointing two sworn men to share out irrigation water.
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Infante D. Fernando answered a Funchal petition asking that Jews and Genoese be barred from trading in Madeira.
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Municipal records mention the first flag of Funchal, sent by Infante D. Fernando.
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João Gonçalves Zargo died around 1467 and his son succeeded to the captaincy of Funchal.
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The first surviving book of Funchal council proceedings dates from this year.
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Infante D. Fernando asked the donatary João Gonçalves da Câmara to build a council house and municipal pound in Funchal, granting land by the church.
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Lopo Vaz was working as a goldsmith in Funchal.
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Estêvão do Azinhal sat on the governing body of the town of Funchal.
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Luís Álvares da Costa, with his son, founded the Franciscan convent of São Francisco in Funchal.
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Franciscans under Frei Rodrigo de Arruda reached Funchal, a papal brief authorised the community, and the friars moved from São João into the convent of São Francisco.
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A royal charter created the customs houses of Funchal, Santa Cruz and Machico, the Funchal customs being the archipelago's oldest public office.
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João Esmeraldo, from Picardy, arrived in Funchal.
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Henrique Aragão settled in Funchal.