Year1593
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1593
The earliest known record of the Madalena chapel dates from this year, when a quit-rent was donated to it.
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24 July 1593–26 July 1593
After a violent, extremely hot east wind blew over Madeira on 24 and 25 July, the 'Fogo do Céu' fire of 26 July 1593 destroyed about 150 houses, sugar stores and crops in the city.