Year1868
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1868
The Civil Code ended official confirmation of levada judges, and the heréus (water-share holders) thereafter elected annual committees.
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1868
The corvette Bartolomeu Dias made an observation voyage to Madeira.
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1868
Lowe published A Manual Flora of Madeira.
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1868
Richard Henry Major published The Life of Prince Henry of Portugal, presenting the Machim legend as fact.
Machico (origin of the name)Major (Richard Henry) Richard Henry MajorHenry the NavigatorRobert Machin
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1868
Official tables of almude equivalents for each Madeiran municipality were published.
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1868–1869
Caetano Velosa Castelo-Branco sat as deputy for Madeira.
Velosa Castelo-Branco Caetano Velosa Carvalhal Esmeraldo Castelo-Branco Madeira
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1868
The Janeirinha movement gave rise to the Popular party.
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1868–1870
The keeper's house and outbuildings of the São Lourenço lighthouse were constructed.
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1868
Richard Greeff published Reise nach den Canarischen Inseln in Bonn.
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1868
Kerhallet's work on Madeira, the Selvagens and the Canaries was published in Paris.
Kerhallet (C. Ph. J.) C. Ph. J. Kerhallet MadeiraSavage IslandsCanary Islands
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1868
Francisco Clementino de Sousa completed the course of the Funchal Medical-Surgical School and published an anonymous pamphlet defending his father.
Sousa (Francisco Clementino de) Francisco Clementino de Sousa Funchal
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1868
After the revolution that dethroned Isabel II triumphed, the Spanish émigrés left Madeira secretly.
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1868–1874
Agostinho de Ornelas de Vasconcelos sat as deputy for Madeira.
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1868
The Funchal council rented the palace of the Conde de Carvalhal as its town hall.
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1868
Madeira saw intense political struggles, with Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo taking part as a reformist and José Leite Monteiro as a fusionist.
Azevedo (Dr Álvaro Rodrigues de)Leite Monteiro (Councillor José)
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January 1868
A lottery was held with 1,800 tickets, 600 of them winning.
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16 January 1868
Dean António Joaquim Gonçalves de Andrade died in Lisbon.
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21 January 1868–July 1868
The newspaper A Fusão was published in Funchal, running to 24 issues until mid-July.
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23 January 1868
Funchal recorded its lowest ever pressure, 737.61 mm, during a gale that destroyed the celebrated giant dragon tree of Orotava, Tenerife.
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25 January 1868–10 February 1868
João Frederico da Câmara Leme was appointed civil governor of Madeira and took office on 10 February.
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3 February 1868
The auxiliary artillery corps was abolished by Portaria.
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8 March 1868
The Pedrada riot, stirred by the Popular party on the Funchal beach, prevented the candidate Jacinto de Sant'Ana e Vasconcelos from landing and cost several lives.
Câmara Leme (Dom João Frederico da)Popular riotsNogueiras (Viscount of)Nogueiras (Viscountess of)Political Parties João de Sant'Ana e Vasconcelos Funchal customs house
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22 March 1868
The Portuguese Civil Code came into force in Madeira.
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25 April 1868
Gomes Leal wrote from Madeira to Albano Coutinho about Madeiran matters.
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3 July 1868
António Gil Gomes died in Funchal.
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19 August 1868
João Francisco de Sousa was born.
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29 August 1868–24 December 1870
The newspaper A Imprensa Livre was published, issuing 91 numbers.
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9 September 1868–September 1869
The Marquis of Cezimbra was appointed civil governor of Madeira, took office on 18 October 1868 and left the post in September 1869.