Year1827
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1827
The Rev. James Bulwer published twenty-six engravings of Madeira.
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1827
Dr Renton published a paper on Madeira's climate and pulmonary disease in the Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal.
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1827
A foreign author described the life-sized images of the Ash Wednesday procession (Procissão da Cinza).
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1827
The book Rambles in Madeira and in Portugal was published in London.
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1827
Nicolau Anastácio de Bettencourt joined the liberal academic battalion.
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1827
By this year the Chapel of São Sebastião had been demolished and a fountain built in the square.
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1827
Governor D. Manuel de Portugal e Castro was appointed viceroy of India.
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1827
Birth of the historian João Agostinho de Freitas, linked to Ponta do Sol parish.
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1827
Governor José Lúcio Travassos Valdez began building the Porto Novo fort.
Porto Novo (fort) José Lúcio Travassos Valdez Ribeira do Porto Novo
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1827–1828
The Conde de Bonfim (José Lúcio Travassos Valdez) served as governor and captain-general of Madeira.
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1827
A Brazilian vice-consulate was created in Madeira.
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3 February 1827–26 May 1827
The newspaper O Funchalense Liberal first appeared on 3 February 1827, running to its seventeenth issue on 26 May 1827.
Funchalense Liberal (O)First publications José Maria Martiniano da Fonseca
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March 1827
José Lúcio Travassos Valdez was appointed governor and captain-general of Madeira.
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12 March 1827
Vicente Gomes da Silva was born in Funchal.
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27 April 1827
The new governor José Lúcio Travassos Valdez arrived in Funchal to succeed D. Manuel de Portugal e Castro.
Castro (Dom Manuel de Portugal e) José Lúcio Travassos Valdez Funchal
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29 April 1827
José Lúcio Travassos Valdez took office as governor in Funchal.
Travassos Valdez (José Lúcio) José Lúcio Travassos Valdez Funchal
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25 May 1827
Governor Travassos Valdez wrote on the drawbacks of sending convicts to Madeira.
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June 1827–August 1827
The botanist Frederico Holl collected plants in Madeira from June to August.
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2 June 1827
The newspaper A Flor do Oceano first appeared.
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2 June 1827–26 April 1828
The newspaper O Defensor da Liberdade was published from 2 June 1827 to 26 April 1828.
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19 July 1827
Nicolau Caetano Bettencourt Pita was granted the rank of major as a military doctor.
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25 July 1827
The director of the Lancasterian School reported 275 pupils taught and 78 enrolled.
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28 July 1827
O Defensor da Liberdade denounced the conditions of the prison at the Largo da Sé in Funchal.
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September 1827
Father João Manuel de Freitas Branco became a member of the censorship board.
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19 October 1827
António João de França Bettencourt was born in Calheta.
Bettencourt (Dr António João de França) António João de França Bettencourt Calheta
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28 October 1827
D. Manuel Joaquim Gonçalves de Andrade was consecrated bishop.
Andrade (Dom Manuel Joaquim Gonçalves de) Manuel Joaquim Gonçalves de Andrade
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December 1827
The theft of the vessel containing the Eucharist from Prazeres church caused a sensation across Madeira.
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5 December 1827
António Gonçalves de Freitas was born in Ponta Delgada.
Gonçalves de Freitas (Councillor António) António Joaquim Gonçalves de Freitas Ponta Delgada