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1805
Governor Avelar Brotero had the Pico fortress's roof tiles removed to repair the town barracks and his residence.
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1805
The auxiliary artillery corps of Madeira, including a Porto Santo corps, was instituted.
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10 March 1805
A royal order directed that the ruins of the Calhau church be preserved as a memorial of the flood.
Flash floodsUnião MarketOur Lady of Calhau (church) Church of Our Lady of Calhau
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14 March 1805
The Viscondessa das Nogueiras was born in Funchal.
Nogueiras (Viscountess of) Francisca Emília Teles de Meneses Funchal
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30 March 1805
The ruins of Funchal's old council house were auctioned to Dr António José Monteiro.
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8 April 1805
A decree annexed the Madeira and Azores posts to the General Postal Administration.
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18 April 1805
Marceliano Ribeiro de Mendonça was born in Funchal.
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2 May 1805
The painter Vieira Portuense died suddenly in Funchal and was buried in the cathedral.
Funchal Cathedral (the Sé)Vieira Portuense Vieira Portuense FunchalFunchal Cathedral (the Sé)
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30 July 1805
A papal brief granted a plenary indulgence for the feast of Nossa Senhora da Luz at Ponta do Sol.
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9 September 1805
Oudinot sent a detailed map of Funchal and its bay to the Visconde de Anadia.
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10 October 1805
Francisco João Róscio died in Brazil.
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12 October 1805–19 October 1805
The British warship Favorita, with surgeon F. B. Spilsbury aboard, called at Madeira on its way to West Africa.