Year1799
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1799–1824
A government tree nursery was established at the Lombada, Monte, its site chosen by José Maria de Afonseca and designated on 9 August 1799; it distributed over twenty thousand trees for replanting by 1823–24.
AfforestationForest regimeNurseries and acclimatisation gardens José Maria de Afonseca MonteLombada
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1799
The people owed 162,000 cruzados of finto arrears, which the government ordered collected.
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3 April 1799
Francisco Manuel de Oliveira was retired from his chair by ministerial order.
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14 October 1799
A convoy of 96 ships loaded 3,041 pipes of wine at Funchal.