Year1847
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1847–1852
Levada works advanced notably under the governorship of José Silvestre Ribeiro.
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1847
Madeira suffered a severe famine, peaking in February 1847, with high mortality from digestive illness; it also reached Porto Santo. The governor José Silvestre Ribeiro took relief measures, merchants raised funds for food and charity performances were held in Funchal.
Historical datesDiseasesFamine in Madeira in 1846 and 1847Famine on Porto SantoRibeiro (Councillor José Silvestre) José Silvestre Ribeiro MadeiraPorto Santo
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1847
Laureano da Câmara Falcão developed maize cultivation in Santana and São Jorge using Azorean farmers.
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1847
The Fonte Vermelha drinking fountain was built.
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1847
Maria Helena Jervis de Atouguia e Almeida was born in Funchal.
Almeida (Dona Maria Helena Jervis de Atouguia e) D. Maria Helena Jervis de Atouguia e Almeida Funchal
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1847
José de Freitas Teixeira Spinola de Castelo Branco published Applicação da algebra à geometria.
Castelo Branco (José de Freitas Teixeira Spínola de) José de Freitas Teixeira Spinola de Castelo Branco
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1847
William Hooker's Notes on Madeira Plants appeared in the Journal of Botany.
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1847
The first cane-brandy distillery was set up in Câmara de Lobos.
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1847–1848
Walls were built along the Santa Luzia and João Gomes streams in Funchal.
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1847
Dr Kampfer published notes on Madeira in the Zeitschrift für die gesammte Medizin.
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1847
A Portuguese warship was stationed off Madeira to curb clandestine emigration.
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1847
José Silvestre Ribeiro, as governor, had the ruined church of São João Evangelista restored to worship.
St John the Evangelist (college and church) José Silvestre Ribeiro
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10 January 1847
A government decree authorised ceding land from the former Jesuit college enclosure to widen Rua do Castanheiro.
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30 January 1847
The first issue of the newspaper O Madeirense appeared.
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10 March 1847–8 December 1847
The Funchal Beggars' Asylum was founded in a state warehouse; about 400 inmates moved in procession to the former São Francisco convent on 27 March, and it was definitively installed in the Casa das Angústias on 8 December.
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31 March 1847
José Silvestre Ribeiro proposed moving the prison to the former São Francisco convent.
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29 April 1847–14 July 1847
Linked to the Maria da Fonte movement, Infantry no. 11 and Artillery no. 4 with the Funchal council pronounced for the Junta do Porto and installed a Junta Governativa da Madeira, with António Correia Herédia as secretary, which ruled until 14 July 1847.
Military garrisonHeredia (António Correia)Governing Junta of Madeira in 1847Mangas (Manuel Júlio Tôrres)Maria da FontePolitical Parties António Correia HerédiaFrancisco Correia HerédiaLuís de VasconcelosLuís Agostinho de FigueiroaManuel Júlio Tôrres Mangas Funchal
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3 May 1847–27 June 1847
O Boletim Official was published, without issue numbers.
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18 May 1847
The last issue of O Defensor appeared.
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26 May 1847
Bishop D. Manuel Joaquim Gonçalves de Andrade died.
Andrade (Dom Manuel Joaquim Gonçalves de) Manuel Joaquim Gonçalves de Andrade
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23 June 1847–26 July 1847
The British frigate Thetis arrived at Funchal demanding the junta's dissolution; the junta dissolved itself on 14 July and British and French commanders restored José Silvestre Ribeiro as civil governor on 26 July.
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1 July 1847
D. João Henriques Moniz died of fever in Cape Verde, months after arriving there in February 1847.
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2 July 1847–21 July 1847
Only three issues of the first O Funchalense appeared.
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22 July 1847
Dr José Joaquim de Abreu Rego died in Funchal aged little over 30.
Rego (Dr José Joaquim de Abreu) José Joaquim de Abreu Rego Funchal
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11 August 1847
The warship D. Luiz brought the Caçadores no. 6 battalion to Funchal.
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23 September 1847
António de Pádua da Costa resumed command of the 9th Military Division.
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October 1847
The Duke of Palmela returned to Madeira with his wife, who was seriously ill with lung disease.
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October 1847
T. Vernon Wollaston made his first visit to the Madeira archipelago.
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4 October 1847
A. T. E. Vidal's survey of the islands was published in London.
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7 October 1847
Jacinto Pinto Coelho was born in Funchal.
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2 November 1847–11 April 1848
HMS Howe brought Queen Adelaide of England to Funchal, where she resided at Quinta Lambert until 11 April 1848.
Adelaide of England (Queen)Lambert (Quinta) Adelaide, Queen of England Quinta LambertFunchal
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20 November 1847
Prince Alexander of the Netherlands arrived in Madeira on the frigate Príncipe de Orange.
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30 December 1847
A large theft of silver took place from the church of Ponta Delgada.
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31 December 1847
Dr Nuno Silvestre Teixeira was born at Ponta do Sol.
Teixeira (Dr Nuno Silvestre) Dr. Nuno Silvestre Teixeira Ponta do Sol