Year1851
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1851
The municipal butchers' stalls and slaughterhouse were built beside the fish market in Funchal.
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1851
The Jewish cemetery of Funchal received an entrance inscription dated 5611 of the Hebrew calendar, corresponding to 1851.
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1851
José Ferreira Pestana became Minister of the Kingdom.
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1851
Major repairs were made to the parish church of Ponta do Pargo.
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1851–1893
Livestock censuses of Funchal district were taken in 1851, 1873 and 1893.
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1851
Funchal's lazaretto moved to houses at the mouth of the Ribeira de Gonçalo Aires.
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1851
Saldanha's revolt took place, supported at Coimbra by the future Viscount das Nogueiras.
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1851–1852
No snow fell in Madeira's mountains in the winter of 1851–1852.
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1851
Under the Regeneration, which sought to reconcile parties, Madeira still elected two Cabralist deputies.
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1851
Francisco Justino Gonçalves de Andrade defended his theses and received his doctorate.
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1851
Dr Heer studied Madeiran phenology.
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1851
Robert White wrote 'Madeira, its climate and scenery'.
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1851–1852
Dr António da Luz Pita represented Madeira in parliament.
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1851
The refuge house at Poiso was built.
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1851–1852
José Silvestre Ribeiro tried unsuccessfully to establish a theatre in Funchal.
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1851
Entrance works at the Lancasterian School were carried out on Governor José Silvestre Ribeiro's orders.
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1851
Januário Vicente Camacho was raised to the peerage.
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1851
Rafael Coelho Machado published his Breve tratado de Harmonia.
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1851
The government rebuilt the chancel and part of the parish house of Santo António da Serra.
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1851
Luís da Costa Pereira was appointed teacher at the Funchal Lyceum.
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27 January 1851
Nuno Ferreira Jardim was born in Funchal.
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February 1851
A French visitor sold vine plants in Funchal, possibly introducing the vine fungus.
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4 March 1851
João Joaquim Pinto, later dean, was born in Porto Moniz.
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26 March 1851–29 December 1851
The newspaper O Agricultor Madeirense was published in nine issues.
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28 May 1851
Frederico Pinto Coelho was born in Funchal.
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12 July 1851–10 June 1853
The periodical O Estudo was published in Funchal.
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25 July 1851
Civil governor José Silvestre Ribeiro reported favourably on Dr Robert Kalley's claim.
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9 August 1851
The 132nd and last issue of O Correio da Madeira appeared.
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28 August 1851
O Progressista, organ of the liberal party, began publication in Funchal.
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6 October 1851
José Silvestre Ribeiro asked Funchal council to agree with Santana council on funding a resident keeper at Poiso.
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15 October 1851
António Manuel de Noronha was created Viscount of Santa Cruz.
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27 December 1851
The 56th and last issue of O Archivista was published.
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1851–1852
Oidium appeared in Madeira and almost wholly destroyed the island's vineyards.