Year1521

Name: Plague afflicted Funchal from before 1521, with the sick isolated outside the city, until it ceased in 1538.
Start: 1521
End: 1538

1521–1538

Plague afflicted Funchal from before 1521, with the sick isolated outside the city, until it ceased in 1538.

Epidemics Plague Vow to St James Funchal
1521

King Manuel I died.

Machico (parish church) Manuel I
1521

João Rodrigues de Noronha was captain of Ormuz under governor Duarte de Menezes.

Noronha (João Rodrigues de) João Rodrigues de Noronha Duarte de Menezes Hormuz
11 June 1521

Amid plague and famine, Funchal council chose St James the Less as the city's patron by lot.

Patron saints Vow to St James
21 July 1521

Construction of the chapel of St James in Funchal began with a solemn procession.

Patron saints Vow to St James Church of St James the Less

Year · 1521