Year1838
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1838
The Angústias cemetery in Funchal and the Porto Santo cemetery were completed.
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1838
The Porto Santo cemetery beside the chapel of Santa Catarina was opened on Corpus Christi day.
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1838–1840
Domingos Olavo Correia de Azevedo served as substitute deputy and senator for Madeira in the 1838–1840 legislative session.
Azevedo (Dr Domingos Olavo Correia de)Carvalhal Esmeraldo (João da Câmara) Domingos Olavo Correia de Azevedo
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1838–1840
The Marquis of Saldanha sat as senator for Madeira in the 1838–1840 legislative session.
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1838
Jacob Ruffy and Diogo Taylor established the first coal depot in Funchal.
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1838
The Funchal council petitioned the government against the poor administration of António de Gamboa e Liz.
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1838
Padre Drumond e Vasconcelos began spelling the parish name Tábua instead of Atabua.
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1838
John Driver's 'Letters from Madeira in 1834' was published in London.
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1838
José de Freitas Teixeira Spinola de Castelo Branco published Noções de calculo differencial.
Castelo Branco (José de Freitas Teixeira Spínola de) José de Freitas Teixeira Spinola de Castelo Branco
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1838–1840
The Barão de Lordelo, as civil governor, tried to continue the works on the monumental road and bridge.
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1838
The German botanist Dr Lippold botanised in Madeira, studying among others the plants of the Quinta do Vale.
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1838
Royal Mail steamers were already calling at Madeira.
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1838
William Hinton came to Madeira for health reasons.
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1838
The chapel of Nossa Senhora da Penha de França returned to the possession of the bishops.
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1838
Dr Patrício Moniz published the verse collection Meditações Nocturnas.
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1838
The Funchal council requested the old fountain's basins from the Administrador Geral for the fountain of the Largo de São Sebastião.
Jardim PequenoMarket and Chapel of St Sebastian Largo de São Sebastião
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1838
The Sociedade Harmonia existed in Funchal, promoting musical gatherings.
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1838
The last known performance took place at the Teatro de Bom Gosto.
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1838
Rafael Coelho Machado left Madeira for Brazil.
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1838
The office of parish regedor was introduced in Madeira.
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12 January 1838
A government order authorised the Funchal council to demolish the city gate at Saúde and widen the street.
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12 January 1838
The Funchal council resolved, on the initiative of Sérvulo Drumond de Meneses, to create the Municipal Library.
LibrariesDrumond de Meneses (Sérvulo) Sérvulo Drumond de Meneses Funchal
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17 January 1838
Júlio Augusto Henriques was born at Cabeceiras de Basto.
Henriques (Dr Júlio Augusto) Júlio Augusto Henriques Cabeceiras de Basto
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22 February 1838
A law created municipal guards in district capitals, which A Chronica wanted extended to Madeira.
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3 March 1838
The first issue of the newspaper A Chronica appeared.
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4 March 1838
Félix de Brito Capelo was born in Peniche.
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23 March 1838
Francisco de Andrade was appointed interim teacher at the Funchal lyceum.
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24 March 1838
A Chronica stated that Madeirans had remained united and law-abiding.
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4 April 1838
João Gualberto de Oliveira was created Baron of Tojal.
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18 April 1838
A new decree enforced the 1805 annexation of the posts.
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28 April 1838–14 September 1838
José da Fonseca e Gouveia was appointed Administrator General of the Funchal district by decree of 28 April 1838 and took office on 14 September.
Lordelo (José da Fonseca e Gouveia, Baron of) José da Fonseca e Gouveia, barão de Lordelo Funchal
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May 1838
Construction of the new municipal cemetery of the Angústias was completed.
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2 May 1838
D. Francisco José Rodrigues de Andrade died in exile at Promontorio, Genoa.
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6 May 1838
The Constitution of 1838 was solemnly sworn in Madeira.
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7 May 1838
The two julgados were converted into the eastern and western comarcas, both seated in Funchal.
Judicial administrationFunchal (judicial district)Judicial organisation Funchal
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19 May 1838
Dr Carlos Lemann left Madeira for London.
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27 May 1838
The juízes ordinários of the newly created julgados were elected.
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7 June 1838
The central government praised the Funchal council's plan for a children's asylum.
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23 June 1838
Francisco Ferreira de Abreu was appointed mortgage-registry notary of the western comarca.
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8 July 1838
The Angústias cemetery in Funchal was solemnly blessed.
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September 1838
The American geologist J. D. Dana visited Madeira.
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4 September 1838
Francisco de Andrade was appointed permanent professor of Portuguese and Latin grammar at the Funchal lyceum.
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4 September 1838
Alexandre Luiz da Cunha was appointed by decree to a professorship at the Funchal lyceum.
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8 September 1838
A decree made the first staff appointments of the Funchal Medical-Surgical School definitive.
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16 September 1838–25 September 1838
Wilkes's American Exploring Expedition visited Madeira and its officers measured Pico Ruivo at 1,901 m.
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October 1838
Lippold published a note on Dr Renton's Madeira gardens in Gardner's Magazine.
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2 October 1838–1846
Robert Reid Kalley arrived in Funchal on 2 October 1838, beginning a Protestant proselytising campaign in Madeira that lasted until 1846.
Kalley (Dr Robert Reid)Protestant proselytismSantana e Vasconcelos (Manuel de) Robert Reid Kalley Funchal
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10 October 1838
José da Fonseca e Gouveia was created Baron of Lordelo.
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27 October 1838
The administrative commission of the Misericórdia was discharged and an interim one appointed.
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16 November 1838
The Funchal municipal council sent the municipal administrator its nominations for the parish regedores.
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8 December 1838
The Municipal Library of Funchal opened to the public.
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31 December 1838
The British Factory in Madeira was dissolved.