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1861
The state began studies for the Levada da Serra.
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1861
José Júlio do Amaral was military commander of the archipelago.
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1861
Francisco Maria Bordalo stayed in Madeira for his health and died in Lisbon shortly after returning.
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1861
James Yate Johnson published notes on the sea anemones of Madeira.
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1861
Madeira's sugar production reached 275,802 kg.
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1861
Ferdinand von Hochstetter's pamphlet Madeira was published in Vienna.
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1861
Dr O. Hagen published his note on exceptional air dryness in Madeira.
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1861
The musician José Fradesso Belo died.
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1861
J. Gray Smith measured Pico Ruivo at 1,849 m.
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1861
The account of the Novara voyage under Commodore Wuellerstorf-Urbair, including its call at Madeira, was published in Vienna.
Wuellerstorf-Urbair (Commodore) Bernhard von Wüllerstorf-Urbair Vienna
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1861
James Yate Johnson described a new Cancer species from Madeira.
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1861
Segor van Siver's travel account of Madeira and the Americas was published in Leipzig.
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1861
Francisco Travassos Valdez's Six years of a traveller's life in Western Africa was published in London.
Travassos Valdez (Francisco) Francisco Travassos Valdez London
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1861
The wine firm adopted the name Cossart, Gordon & Co.
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1861
Hector Clairouin's Methodo Michaelense was published in Funchal.
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1861
José António Monteiro Teixeira published Oeuvres Poétiques.
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February 1861–1868
The Military Division in Madeira was re-established, lasting until 1868.
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2 April 1861
Father Alfredo de Paula Sardinha was born in Funchal.
Sardinha (Father Alfredo de Paula) Alfredo de Paula Sardinha Funchal
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17 April 1861
Infante D. Luís arrived at Funchal on behalf of King Pedro V to visit Empress Elisabeth of Austria and escort her on departure.
Austria (Empress of)Luís (Infante Dom) Luís IPedro VIsabel, Imperatriz de Áustria Funchal
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20 April 1861–23 April 1861
The first exhibition of the Sociedade Agrícola da Madeira, the most brilliant held in Funchal, took place at the São Lourenço palace.
ExhibitionsExhibition medalsMoniz (João Maria) João Maria Moniz São Lourenço Palace
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28 April 1861
Empress Elisabeth of Austria left Madeira for Gibraltar.
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15 May 1861
The musician João Fradesso Bello died in Funchal.
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17 May 1861
The Viscount of Atouguia died in Lisbon.
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25 May 1861
The Sociedade Agrícola distributed the prizes of the 1861 exhibition at a meeting chaired by the civil governor.
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29 May 1861
Manuel Luís Viana de Freitas died in Funchal.
Viana de Freitas (Manuel Luís) Manuel Luís Viana de Freitas Funchal
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2 June 1861–10 June 1862
The periodical A Revista Semanal was published in 52 issues.
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16 June 1861
Fidelio de Freitas Branco was born in Funchal.
Branco (Dr Fidelio de Freitas) Fidelio de Freitas Branco Funchal
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25 June 1861
Madeira's deputies presented a bill for lighthouses at Ponta de São Lourenço and the Pontinha islet, which failed.
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26 June 1861
The newspaper A Justiça ceased publication with issue no. 166.
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July 1861
The rebuilt Santa Luzia chapel was blessed.
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4 July 1861
Canon Jerónimo Álvares da Silva Pinheiro died in Funchal.
Silva Pinheiro (Canon Jerónimo Álvares da) Jerónimo Álvares da Silva Pinheiro
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11 July 1861–25 January 1862
The first newspaper A Lei ran for 27 issues in Funchal.
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16 July 1861
The 80th and last issue of A Reforma was published.
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31 August 1861
The poet known as Manuel Ribeiro was born in Lisbon.
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31 August 1861–13 January 1862
The periodical O Campo Neutro published its 18 issues.
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11 September 1861
A law abolished the tithes, décima, quinto, subsídio literário and finto in Madeira.
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2 October 1861
Augusto José Vieira was born in Funchal.
Surdo (lane)Vieira (Augusto José) Augusto José Vieira Funchal
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November 1861
Platão de Vaksel arrived in Madeira accompanying his sister, ill with tuberculosis.
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November 1861
The French warship Alecton found a giant cephalopod of the genus Architeuthis between Madeira and Tenerife.
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3 November 1861
The writer António Pedro Lopes de Mendonça arrived in Madeira for a stay.
Lopes de Mendonça (António Pedro) António Pedro Lopes de Mendonça