Year1485
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1485
A letter ordered irrigation water released on Sundays to all water-rights holders (heréus), the first official use of the term in its modern sense.
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1485
A levy on wine was authorised to meet the island's municipal expenses.
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1485
D. Manuel, Duke of Beja, ceded land in the Campo do Duque, Funchal, for the church (later cathedral) and town hall; sources give 5 June or 5 November 1485.
Campo do DuqueFunchal Cathedral (the Sé) Manuel I Campo do DuqueFunchal
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20 February 1485
King João II granted arms to João Fernandes de Andrade.
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c. 1485
Frei Pedro da Guarda came to Madeira to live in the convent of São Bernardino.