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  1. 1862

    The Castelo Melhor family sued and registered their ownership of the Convent of Santa Clara.

    Convent of St Clare

  2. 1862

    São Jorge and Arco de São Jorge still lacked cemeteries.

    Cemeteries São JorgeArco de São Jorge

  3. 1862

    All metric measures were to be in force nationwide, including Madeira.

    System of weights and measures

  4. 1862

    Madeira had 1,029 embroiderers with sales of about 100 contos.

    Embroidery

  5. 1862

    Luiz de Freitas Branco was appointed director-general of ecclesiastical affairs.

    Branco (Councillor Luís de Freitas) Luiz de Freitas Branco

  6. 1862

    The first edition of João de Nóbrega Soares's Chorographia da Madeira was published.

    ChorographySoares (João de Nóbrega) João de Nóbrega Soares Madeira archipelago

  7. 1862

    Dr Jacinto António de Sousa published his report on visits to scientific establishments abroad.

    Sousa (Dr Jacinto António de)

  8. 1862

    The annotated edition of António Cordeiro's Historia Insulana was published.

    Andrade (Dean António Joaquim Gonçalves de) António Cordeiro

  9. 1862

    The steamer Lisboa entered service and African-line steamers began calling regularly at Funchal.

    Communications with mainland Portugal

  10. 1862

    Volume 1 of the Corpo Diplomatico Portuguez, containing the bull founding the diocese of Funchal, was published.

    Diocese (creation of the)

  11. 1862

    Dr Liebetruth collected marine algae in Madeira.

    Liebetruth (Dr) Dr. Liebetruth Madeira

  12. 1862

    Agostinho Teodoro Pita became the first canonically instituted parish priest of Quinta Grande.

    Quinta Grande (parish) Agostinho Teodoro Pita

  13. 1862

    A boys' school was created in Camacha.

    Camacha (parish)

  14. 1862–1863

    Alphons Stuebel stayed in Madeira studying its geology and built a relief geological map.

    Stuebel (Dr Alphons)

  15. 1862

    The beggars' and orphans' asylums of Funchal were merged.

    Funchal Poorhouse

  16. 1862

    Ludwig Storch published Madeira in Leipzig.

    Storch (Ludwig) Ludwig Storch Leipzig

  17. 1862

    The Viscondessa das Nogueiras published Diálogos entre uma avó e suas netas.

    Câmara (Dona Marta Celina Sauvayre da) D. Matilde Isabel de Sant'Ana e Vasconcelos Moniz de Bettencourt, Viscondessa das Nogueiras

  18. 5 January 1862–30 March 1862

    The newspaper A Aurora do Domingo published its twelve numbers.

    Aurora do Domingo (A)

  19. 8 January 1862–18 January 1862

    João de Santana e Vasconcelos Moniz de Bettencourt served as interim civil governor of Funchal district.

    Santana e Vasconcelos Moniz de Bettencourt (João de) João de Santana e Vasconcelos Moniz de Bettencourt Funchal

  20. 13 January 1862

    A decree approved the statutes of the Sociedade Humanitária do Distrito do Funchal.

    Humanitarian Society of the District of Funchal

  21. 15 January 1862–19 January 1862

    Januário Correia de Almeida was appointed civil governor of Madeira by decree of 15 January and took office on 19 January.

    Almeida (Januário Correia de) Januário Correia de Almeida Madeira

  22. 19 January 1862

    Funeral rites for King Pedro V were held in Funchal Cathedral.

    Funeral rites Pedro V Funchal Cathedral (the Sé)

  23. 20 January 1862

    Luís I was acclaimed king in Funchal.

    Acclamations of monarchs Luís I Funchal

  24. 4 February 1862

    The Hospício da Princesa D. Maria Amélia in Funchal began operating, admitting its first twelve patients.

    Princess Maria Amélia HospiceInscribed stones Princess Maria Amélia Hospice

  25. 1 March 1862–19 December 1863

    The Boletim Official do Distrito Administrativo do Funchal was published, 79 issues in all.

    Boletim Official do Distrito Administrativo do Funchal Funchal

  26. 15 March 1862

    D. José Xavier de Cerveira e Sousa died at Mogofores.

    Cerveira e Sousa (Dom José Xavier de)

  27. 2 April 1862–2 July 1862

    The newspaper A Pátria ran from 2 April to 2 July 1862, issuing thirteen numbers.

    Patria (A)

  28. 22 June 1862

    António Rogério Gromicho Couceiro died in Lisbon as a field marshal.

    Couceiro (António Rogério Gromicho)

  29. July 1862–2 August 1862

    The Hospício da Princesa D. Maria Amélia closed in mid-July after the Sisters of Charity were ordered to leave; they left Funchal on 2 August.

    Princess Maria Amélia Hospice

  30. July 1862

    Nicolau Anastácio de Bettencourt retired from administrative service.

    Bettencourt (Nicolau Anastácio de)

  31. 24 July 1862–29 November 1863

    The newspaper A Imprensa was published, issuing 37 numbers.

    Imprensa (A)

  32. 27 July 1862

    António João de França Bettencourt received the doctorate in Theology at Coimbra.

    Bettencourt (Dr António João de França) Coimbra

  33. August 1862

    The Convent of the Incarnação was valued at 10,320$000 réis for disentailment.

    Convent of the Incarnation

  34. 2 August 1862

    Funchal council rented the Rua do Esmeraldo building for its premises.

    Town hall Rua do Esmeraldo

  35. 4 September 1862

    The Associação de Beneficência do Funchal, later named 4 de Setembro de 1862, was founded; it became the model of mutualism in Madeira.

    4 September 1862 Mutual Aid AssociationMutualism

  36. 5 September 1862

    Manuel Pereira da Silva was born in Madeira.

    Pereira da Silva (Manuel) Manuel Pereira da Silva Madeira

  37. 11 September 1862

    A meeting at Santo da Serra definitively settled the municipal and parish boundaries between Machico and Santa Cruz, ending long disputes.

    Machico (town and municipality)Santa Cruz (town and municipality)Santo António da Serra (parish) Santo da Serra

  38. 2 October 1862

    Nicásio de Azevedo Ramos was born in Tondela.

    Azevedo Ramos (Nicásio de) Nicásio de Azevedo Ramos Tondela

  39. 22 October 1862

    The first issue of the newspaper O Noticioso appeared.

    Noticioso (O)

  40. 13 November 1862

    Adriano Augusto Trigo was born in Moncorvo.

    Trigo (Adriano Augusto) Adriano Augusto Trigo Moncorvo

  41. 30 December 1862

    José Ferreira Pestana was made a peer of the realm.

    Ferreira Pestana (Daniel)

  42. c. 1862

    The Misericórdia hospital of Machico was closed.

    Misericórdia of Machico

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