Year1766
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1766–9 December 1767
João António de Sá Pereira was appointed captain-general of Madeira in 1766 and took office on 9 December 1767.
Sá Pereira (João António de) João António de Sá Pereira Madeira
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18 February 1766
An oil bequest for the church of Arco de São Jorge was ratified by deed.
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June 1766
The bishop ordered a copy to be made of Faial's decayed first baptismal book.
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2 August 1766
A decree created the offices of corregedor and juiz de fora for the Azores, later extended to Madeira.
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17 August 1766
A royal warrant confirmed Lamedo's appointment to the Funchal council.
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7 September 1766–12 September 1766
Philip Carteret's ship Swallow stayed at Madeira on its way to the Pacific.
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9 September 1766
The last donatary of Funchal, the Count of Castelo Melhor, ceded the captaincy's jurisdictional rights to the Crown, abolishing the donatary captaincy and leaving him a mere alcaide-mor.
Alcaide-morDonatariesSousa (José Caminha de Vasconcelos e) Afonso Caminha de Vasconcelos e Sousa Funchal