Year1515
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1515
Simão Acciaiuoli, the first of the family known in Madeira, came to the island.
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1515
Lopo Dias de Lira Varela became moço fidalgo of the royal household.
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1515
The 1490 ban was revoked for Canarians working in Madeira as sugar masters.
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1515
Lopo Franco became the first judge of the Santa Cruz council.
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1515
Bombardiers in Madeira were granted privileges.
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1515
The Funchal Câmara ordered all lepers confined at São Lázaro.
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January 1515
The Regimento das Madeiras, Madeira's first forest code, was issued, ordering pine and chestnut planting and banning felling without council licence.
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22 February 1515
D. Manuel issued a charter at Almeirim forbidding changes to the Santa Luzia levada in Funchal, which already existed.
Levada de Santa Luzia (road)Levadas Manuel I AlmeirimLevada de Santa Luzia
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4 June 1515
D. Manuel assigned the wine tax to finish the Misericórdia hospital in Funchal.
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26 June 1515
King Manuel raised Santa Cruz to a town and municipality, created from Machico territory (dated 20 or 26 June 1515).
ArmsMunicipalitiesMachico (captaincy)Machico (town and municipality)Madeira (towns)MunicipalitiesSanta Cruz (town and municipality)Towns Manuel I Santa CruzMachico
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17 July 1515
The royal letter creating Santa Cruz was presented at Machico, where some councillors objected.
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6 August 1515
King Manuel granted a common foral to Funchal, Ponta do Sol and Calheta, fixing tithes, the fifth of sugars, alcaidaria revenues, soap prices and other dues.
Customs housesTaxesChartersWine industryCoinagePolicePonta do Sol (town and municipality)Settlement and colonisationProstitutionQuintoSoap worksSanta Cruz (town and municipality) Manuel I FunchalPonta do SolCalheta
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November 1515
António de Abreu sailed from Malacca with three ships to explore the Moluccas.
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15 December 1515
Machico and Santa Cruz jointly received a foral with privileges, providing for a customs house.
CostaChartersMachico (town and municipality)Santa Cruz (town and municipality) MachicoSanta Cruz