Year1508
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1508
Bishop D. João Lobo blessed the unfinished Igreja Grande of Funchal, later the cathedral, and the parish seat moved there.
ParishesSettlement and colonisationSanta Maria Maior (parish)Funchal Cathedral (the Sé) Funchal Cathedral (the Sé)
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1508
The Order of Christ sent Bishop D. João Lobo to Madeira, the first bishop to visit the island, before the diocese was created.
Duarte (Dom)Lemos (Dom Jorge de)Lobo (Dom João)Order of Christ João Lobo Madeira
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1508
Martim Afonso and Isabel Afonso reportedly founded the chapel of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos at Canhas, with an entail.
AnjosOur Lady of the Angels (chapel) Martim AfonsoIsabel AfonsoMartins Afonso Chapel of Our Lady of the AngelsAnjos
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1508
Baltazar de Teive was born in Madeira.
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1508
Sebastião de Morais, o Velho, proved his nobility.
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17 August 1508
A charter of D. Manuel ordered the Funchal council to be governed like Lisbon's, with only noblemen as councillors and triennial elections confirmed by the king.
Municipal councilsElectionsChartersFunchal – I. Origin of the name Manuel I Lisbon
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18 August 1508
A regulation first set the municipality's place behind the canopy in the Corpus Christi procession.
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21 August 1508
By royal charter D. Manuel raised Funchal to city status, the first city in Portugal's overseas domains.
ArmsCâmara (Simão Gonçalves da)CaptainciesMunicipalitiesHistorical datesDiocese (creation of the)Old FunchalFunchal – I. Origin of the nameTownsZarco (João Gonçalves) Manuel I Funchal
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27 August 1508
D. João Lobo, Bishop of Tangier, consecrated the chapel of Espírito Santo at the Lombada dos Esmeraldos, Ponta do Sol, the first consecrated church in Madeira.
Esmeraldo (João)Inscribed stonesLobo (Dom João)Lombada dos EsmeraldosHoly Spirit (chapel) João Lobo Chapel of the Holy Spirit at LombadaLombada dos Esmeraldos