Place river/stream São Martinho Funchal
Ribeira do Engenho
São Martinho · Funchal
Approximate location, from a feature named after it
Page rebuilt a stone bridge destroyed by the 1803 flood.
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- Page (Roberto) — Page rebuilt a stone bridge destroyed by the 1803 flood.
2Chronology
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The great flood of 9 October 1803, considered Madeira's greatest calamity, devastated Funchal and other parts of the island, killing about 600 people and destroying the Calhau church, stream walls, bridges and chapels in Machico, Santa Cruz and elsewhere. It prompted Oudinot's mission and the city's spread outwards.