Year1849
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1849
José Silvestre Ribeiro obtained an annual subsidy of six contos for the levada works in Madeira.
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1849
A commission drew up a list of the weights and measures standards in use in Madeira.
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1849
The first volume of António Alfredo's posthumous Miscellanea was published.
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1849–1851
The Conde de Tojal served as Portuguese minister of foreign affairs.
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1849–1852
The three volumes of Uma Época Administrativa da Madeira e Porto Santo, recording José Silvestre Ribeiro's administration, were published in 1849, 1850 and 1852.
Drumond de Meneses (Sérvulo)Administrative Period José Silvestre Ribeiro Funchal
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1849
A regimento of eight articles was drawn up for the Recolhimento das Órfãs but never put into effect.
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1849–1850
Joaquim Nunes de Aguiar served as engineer to the Funchal municipal council.
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1849–1879
Francisco de Andrade's primary-school Portuguese grammar went through five editions.
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1849
João Maria Moniz entered the Funchal revenue office as a trainee.
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1849
Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo completed his law degree.
Azevedo (Dr Álvaro Rodrigues de) Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo
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1849
Gerardo José de Nóbrega published 'The Cultivation of Cochineal'.
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1849
Queen Adelaide of England sent José Silvestre Ribeiro an engraved silver piece in gratitude.
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1849
A diarrhoeal epidemic struck Arco de São Jorge, and the civil governor José Silvestre Ribeiro brought doctors.
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30 January 1849
The 87th and last issue of the first O Madeirense newspaper appeared.
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February 1849–5 December 1849
The Ribeiro Seco bridge was completed, and engineer Tibério Augusto Blanc officially reported it finished to the civil governor on 5 December.
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3 February 1849
The first issue of the newspaper O Correio da Madeira appeared.
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14 February 1849
An order authorised moving the Military Hospital to a house in the Rua da Rochinha de Baixo, Funchal.
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17 February 1849
During a leste, Carlos Mac Euen measured a relative humidity of 18 per cent at Quinta Holloway.
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17 February 1849
The Barão de São Pedro presented a bill to abolish all Madeiran entails, which was not approved.
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18 April 1849
D. Manuel Martins Manso was presented as bishop of Funchal.
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11 July 1849
The government was authorised to complete the Levada do Rabaçal.
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22 August 1849
José Silvestre Ribeiro reported that Funchal was lit by 70 public lamps.
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23 August 1849–23 April 1850
The Duke of Leuchtenberg arrived at Funchal aboard the Russian frigate Kamtchatka, landed after quarantine on 27 August, was received by José Silvestre Ribeiro, and resided at Quinta Lambert until April 1850.
Lambert (Quinta)Leuchtenberg (Duke of) Maximilian, Duke of LeuchtenbergJosé Silvestre Ribeiro FunchalQuinta Lambert
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7 November 1849
A decree abolished the municipality of Porto Moniz, whose parishes passed to Calheta; it was restored a few years later.
Achadas da Cruz (parish)Calheta (town and municipality)Funchal – I. Origin of the nameMunicipalitiesAdministrative organisationPonta do Pargo (parish)Porto Moniz (municipality) Porto MonizCalhetaPonta do PargoAchadas da Cruz
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8 November 1849
An official letter defined the manilha as an orifice one palm in circumference.
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21 November 1849
The Sociedade Agrícola Madeirense was solemnly inaugurated in the presence of the Duke of Leuchtenberg.
Madeiran Agricultural Society Maximilian, Duke of Leuchtenberg
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20 December 1849
A decree abolished the 9th Military Division, leaving Madeira a simple Military Command.
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23 December 1849
Students held the first meeting to organise the Sociedade Filantrópica Académica in Coimbra.
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1849–1850
The Monte toboggan cars appeared in their present form.