Year1880
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1880–1881
Dennis Embleton spent the winter of 1880–81 in Madeira.
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1880
Canon Alfredo César de Oliveira was transferred to Évora Cathedral.
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1880
Acúrsio Garcia Ramos published 'Ilha da Madeira' in two volumes in Lisbon.
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1880
Madeiran embroidery exports fell to 12:937$000 réis as luxury embroidery went out of fashion in England.
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1880
Henry Vizetelly's 'Facts about Porto and Madeira' was published in London.
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1880
Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo published the Romanceiro do Archipelago da Madeira in Funchal.
Azevedo (Dr Álvaro Rodrigues de)Ballad Collection of the Madeira Archipelago Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo
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1880
Major repairs were made to the parish church of Santo António under civil governor Silvestre Ribeiro.
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1880
Luís António Gonçalves de Freitas completed his law degree at Coimbra.
Gonçalves de Freitas (Luís António) António Gonçalves de Freitas Coimbra
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1880
An author writing in 1880 described penitent pilgrims carrying chains and crawling on their knees at Monte.
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1880
Father José Gonçalves de Aguiar published O Dogma da Imaculada Conceição de Maria Santíssima in Lisbon.
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1880
Julius Goldschmidt published Madère étudiée comme station d'hiver.
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1880
The cooperative's grocery closed after causing losses, reopening soon after under two merchants.
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1880–1885
British visitors to Madeira averaged about 200 a year between 1880 and 1885.
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1880
Funchal municipal revenue was about 81 contos.
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1880–1883
The Capela de Cristo was rebuilt for the second time and solemnly blessed in 1883.
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1880
Mary Jane Wilson settled in Madeira.
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1880–1881
Manuel Celestino Emídio represented Madeira in the Cortes during the 1880–81 legislative session.
Celestino Emídio (Manuel)Teixeira (Canon Feliciano João) Manuel Celestino Emídio
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1880
A project to extend the Ponta do Sol quay was drawn up but never carried out.
Ponta do Sol (headland, landing place and quay) Cais da Ponta do Sol
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1880
The Sociedade Agrícola Madeirense was definitively dissolved.
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1880
Vicente Cândido Machado graduated in medicine at the Paris faculty.
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8 February 1880
João Gouveia was born in Funchal.
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23 February 1880
José de Almada was born in Funchal.
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March 1880
Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo wrote to Teófilo Braga offering him his Cancioneiro Popular.
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1 March 1880
An earlier Sociedade Protectora dos Animais Domésticos was installed at the Hotel Miles in Funchal.
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14 March 1880
The first issue of the periodical A Grinalda Madeirense appeared.
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24 March 1880
João de Freitas da Silva was created Viscount of Monte Belo.
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30 March 1880
Empress Eugénie passed Madeira aboard the British steamer German.
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May 1880
Dr Spencer Wells's article on Madeira appeared in the British Medical Journal.
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2 May 1880
The statutes of the Associação Protectora dos Pobres were approved by permit, according to the Elucidário, though the date conflicts with its founding year.
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3 May 1880
Vasco Crispiniano da Silva was born in Funchal.
Silva (Vasco Crispiniano da) Vasco Crispiniano da Silva Funchal
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7 July 1880
Carlos Olavo Correia de Azevedo was born in Funchal.
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7 July 1880
Posts, telegraphs and lighthouses were reorganised jointly.
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9 July 1880
João Augusto de Vasconcelos e Sá was born in Funchal.
Vasconcelos e Sá (João Augusto de) João Augusto de Vasconcelos e Sá
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27 July 1880
Francisco Correia Herédia died in Lisbon; A Religião e Progresso reprinted a biographical article on him on 20 August.
Heredia (Councillor Francisco Correia) Francisco Correia Herédia Lisbon
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August 1880–October 1880
Work began on the Funchal municipal garden in the enclosure of the Convento de São Francisco; in October an inscribed stone dated 1780 was found during the works.
Jardim Municipal (Municipal Garden) Convent of St FrancisFunchal
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15 August 1880
Dr Jacinto António de Sousa died.
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September 1880
The feast of Nossa Senhora da Luz was held again in the Colégio church after 25 years, without the lyceum pupils.
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30 September 1880
The Funchal land registry office was installed.
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2 October 1880
Dr Vicente Cândido Machado successfully operated on Bishop D. Manuel Agostinho Barreto, earning great renown.
Machado (Dr Vicente Cândido) Vicente Cândido MachadoD. Manuel Agostinho Barreto
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15 October 1880
Jordão Maurício Henriques was born in Funchal.
Henriques (Jordão Maurício) Jordão Maurício Henriques Funchal
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3 November 1880–15 December 1881
The first Diário da Madeira was published, issuing 281 numbers.
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17 November 1880
The last issue, no. 44, of Religião e Progresso was published.
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28 November 1880
D. Aires de Ornelas de Vasconcelos died in Lisbon.
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19 December 1880
The Mercado de D. Pedro V in Funchal opened to the public.
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24 December 1880
Ricardo Júlio Ferraz died in Funchal.
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c. 1880
The rodas de caminho fell into disuse in Funchal.
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c. 1880
The Junta Agrícola set up an experimental farm at Ribeira Brava.