Year1645
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1645
The customs redoubt and its gates were completed under Governor Manuel de Sousa Mascarenhas, as dated by an inscription.
Customs housesSt Anthony da Alfândega (fort) Manuel de Sousa Mascarenhas
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1645
D. João IV granted the Agrela family the office of clerk of the Funchal council.
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27 February 1645
Manuel de Sousa Mascarenhas was appointed governor of Madeira, taking office on 11 April.
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8 March 1645
The Misericórdia complained to the king about the bad site of its hospital.
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6 July 1645
A decree gave Madeira a seat in the Cortes on the first bench.