Year · 1872

1872–1883

Phylloxera, officially verified in Madeira in 1872, devastated the vineyards, which were later replanted with grafted resistant stock.

PhylloxeraWine industryPorto Santo (vegetation)Vineyards Madeira

1872

Funchal council began addressing judges as excelência.

Honorific forms of address

1872

Acúrsio Garcia Ramos became interim professor at the Funchal Medical-Surgical School and physician of the Misericórdia hospital.

Garcia Ramos (Acursio) Acúrsio Garcia Ramos Funchal

1872

The Visconde de Sanches de Baena published his Archivo Heraldico Genealogico.

Coats of arms Viscount of Sanches de Baena

1872–1881

D. Mariana Xavier da Silva lived in Madeira, according to dates in her book.

Silva (Dona Mariana Xavier da) D. Mariana Xavier da Silva Madeira

1872

Simões de Carvalho published his history of Coimbra's faculty of philosophy, praising João António Monteiro.

Monteiro (Dr João António) Joaquim Augusto Simões de Carvalho

1872

Richard Greeff published Madeira und die Canarischen Inseln in Marburg.

Greeff (Richard) Richard Greeff

1872

António João de França Bettencourt won first place in the competition for the Theology chair at Coimbra.

Bettencourt (Dr António João de França)

1872

The Companhia Fabril de Açúcar Madeirense set cane prices of 550–650 réis per 30 kg.

Sugar protectionism

1872

The first part of Manuel José Júlio Guerra Júnior's Diccionario Topographico was published.

Guerra Júnior (Manuel José Júlio) Manuel José Júlio Guerra Júnior

7 January 1872

Bartolomeu dos Mártires Dias e Sousa died.

Dias e Sousa (Bartolomeu dos Mártires)

4 February 1872

Officers of HMS Challenger measured magnetic inclination (56° 14' N) and declination (18°25' W) at Funchal.

Magnetic declinationMagnetic inclination Funchal

3 March 1872

Manuel dos Passos Freitas was born in Calheta.

Passos de Freitas (Dr Manuel) Manuel dos Passos Freitas Calheta

11 March 1872

The Masonic lodge Liberdade was installed in Funchal.

Freemasonry

24 July 1872–26 November 1872

The first newspaper titled A Madeira Liberal was published, issuing sixteen numbers.

Madeira Liberal (A)

1 September 1872

The steamer Valente, the first steam vessel in Madeira's coastal service, arrived in Funchal from England.

Valente (steamship) FunchalEngland

19 September 1872

Bishop D. Patrício Xavier de Moura died in Lisbon.

Moura (Dom Patrício Xavier de) Lisbon

October 1872–1874

Smallpox brought to Funchal by a passenger of the Maria Pia from Lisbon spread until late 1873 or early 1874, killing 1,007 people.

Epidemics FunchalLisbon

27 October 1872

D. Aires de Ornelas de Vasconcelos began governing the diocese of Funchal definitively.

Ornelas e Vasconcelos (Dom Aires de)

12 November 1872

The Portuguese government signed the contract with Jules Despecher for the submarine cable linking Funchal.

Submarine cable Jules Despecher Funchal

21 November 1872

Cónego Alfredo César de Oliveira founded the periodical A Lâmpada in Funchal, which reprinted Teófilo Braga's review of Flores da Madeira.

Flowers of MadeiraLâmpada (A)Oliveira (Canon Alfredo César de) Canon Alfredo César de OliveiraTeófilo Braga Funchal

22 December 1872

Januário Vicente Camacho died in Lisbon.

Camacho (Januário Vicente) Lisbon