São Vicente
São Vicente
town and municipality of São Vicente, north coast of Madeira
São Vicente is a town and municipality on Madeira's north coast. It was raised to a town (vila) by royal charter in 1744 to free the northern parishes from distant Machico, and was reorganised as a municipality in 1835. The entry also covers later boundary changes involving Porto Moniz and plans to move the municipal seat.
1Mentioned in
- Caramujo — Parish and municipality containing Caramujo.
- Valleys — Northern valley containing the small town that heads the municipality and judicial district.
- Agriculture — Wine-producing municipality.
- Municipalities — Municipality created in 1743.
- Municipalities — Municipality created in 1743.
- Wine industry — Wine-producing municipality.
- Machico (town and municipality) — Municipality created from Machico territory in 1744.
- São Vicente (municipal court district) — Seat of the julgado municipal and formerly of the comarca of São Vicente.
- Afforestation — Council urged to afforest in 1804.
- Arms — Municipality whose arms bear its patron saint.
- Paul da Serra — One of four municipalities sharing the plateau.
- Deaneries — Municipality belonging to the São Jorge archpriest district.
- Sugar-cane mills — Municipality with six factories.
- Boaventura (parish) — Municipality and judicial district of the parish.
- Silva (Clemente de Freitas da) — Municipality whose council he served as secretary.
- By-laws — Its council printed its by-laws in 1897.
- Norte da Ilha — Municipality wholly within the northern coast.
- Parishes — North-coast municipality listed with its parishes.
- Costa do Norte — Municipality whose parishes lie on the north coast.
- Ponta Delgada (parish) — Municipal and judicial seat proposed for transfer to Ponta Delgada.
- Porto Moniz (municipality) — Municipality created in 1743 that then included Porto Moniz.
- Funchal – I. Origin of the name — One of the original municipalities.
- Town hall — Municipality without its own council building.
- Administrative organisation — Municipality that absorbed Porto Moniz parishes whenever that municipality was abolished.
- Fire of 1919 — Municipality affected.
- Machico (captaincy) — Municipality within the captaincy, made a town in 1744.
- São Vicente (town and municipality) — Subject of the entry, a town created in 1744 and a municipality since 1835.
2Chronology
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São Vicente was raised to a town, the first new town in Madeira since the early 16th century.
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São Vicente was raised to a town and municipality, separated from Machico and taking in Porto Moniz.
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A decree reorganised Madeira's judicial administration into four comarcas: Funchal, Ponta do Sol, Santa Cruz and São Vicente, making São Vicente the seat of a judicial district.
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Judicial reorganisation: the comarca of São Vicente was installed and the single comarca of Funchal, divided into nine julgados, replaced the western and eastern comarcas.
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The São Vicente municipal council printed its by-laws as a pamphlet.
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A decree created the julgado municipal of São Vicente, covering the three parishes of the municipality.