Year1885
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1885
Alfredo de Paula Sardinha was ordained priest.
Sardinha (Father Alfredo de Paula) Alfredo de Paula Sardinha
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1885
The Swedish botanist Dr Carlos Lindman visited Madeira and collected algae, later studied by O. Borge.
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1885
Daniel Telo Simões Soares was commissioned ensign for overseas service.
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1885
Afonso de Castro died in Leiria.
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1885
A municipal choral singing school opened in Funchal, taught by Francisco de Vila y Dalmau.
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1885
José António de Almada became local chief of the Progressive Party in Madeira.
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1885
There were 200 British residents in Funchal.
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1885
James Yate Johnson published the third edition of 'Madeira its climate and scenery'.
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1885
Dr João Augusto Teixeira was elected deputy for Madeira.
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1885
Dr José Júlio Rodrigues travelled to São Tomé to study the quinine industry.
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1885
Coelho Mendes published Flores Agrestes in Funchal.
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1885
Augusto de Arzila Fonseca was appointed substitute lecturer at the University of Coimbra.
Fonseca (Dr Augusto de Arzila) Augusto de Arzila Fonseca University of Coimbra
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1885
A consulate of the Hawaiian Islands existed in Madeira.
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1885
The Álbum Literário, a 200-page collection of prose and verse, was published in Funchal.
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7 January 1885
João Augusto Pereira was commissioned second lieutenant of artillery.
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19 January 1885
The Huíla colony of Madeiran settlers in Angola was officially established.
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23 January 1885
Nicásio de Azevedo Ramos arrived in Madeira.
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February 1885
The first issue of the fortnightly O Domingo Catholico was published.
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2 March 1885
Padre João Maurício Henriques was appointed military chaplain by decree.
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April 1885
28 republicans were tried at Ponta do Sol over the Ribeira Brava events; 22 were acquitted and 6 convicted.
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5 April 1885–8 May 1885
D. João de Alarcão was appointed civil governor of Madeira by decree of 5 April 1885 and took office on 8 May.
Alarcão (Dom João de) D. João de Alarcão Vellasques Sarmento Osorio Madeira
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2 May 1885
José António de Almada died in Funchal.
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7 June 1885
Jacinto Augusto Camacho died in Porto.
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12 June 1885
José Ferreira Pestana died in Lisbon aged 90.
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30 June 1885–1889
The contract for the Pontinha breakwater at Funchal was awarded to French engineers on 30 June 1885, and construction continued until 1889.
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July 1885
The last burial took place in the original British cemetery in Funchal.
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24 July 1885
A law was enacted under which the Funchal electoral college elected two peers of the realm.
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12 September 1885–14 September 1885
The explorers Capelo and Ivens landed in Funchal on 12 September 1885 to a solemn reception, leaving for Lisbon on 14 September.
Capelo and Ivens (the explorers) Hermenegildo CapeloRoberto Ivens Lisbon
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17 September 1885
The Funchal council named streets after the explorers Hermenegildo Capelo and Roberto Ivens following their passage through Madeira.
Hermenegildo Capelo (street)Roberto Ivens (street) Hermenegildo CapeloRoberto Ivens Rua Hermenegildo Capelo
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1 October 1885
The Funchal garden was named Jardim Municipal.
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8 October 1885
A decree confirmed the free-cultivation regime for tobacco in Madeira.
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9 October 1885
The sculptor Francisco Franco de Sousa Júnior was born in Funchal.
Franco de Sousa (Francisco) Francisco Franco de Sousa Júnior Funchal
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2 December 1885
The first election of elective peers for the Funchal district took place.
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10 December 1885
Joaquim Plácido Pereira was born in Seixal.
Pereira (Father Joaquim Plácido) Joaquim Plácido Pereira Seixal