Year1896
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1896
A. Fauvel collected arachnids on Madeira, which were later described.
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1896
Pinto Coelho published his verse collection Harpa Madeirense.
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1896
João de Oliveira Sá Camelo Lampreia moved to Rio de Janeiro as first secretary.
Lampreia (João de Oliveira Sá Camelo) João de Oliveira Sá Camelo Lampreia Rio de Janeiro
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1896
A further administrative code confirmed the office of administrative auditors.
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1896
Funchal council enlarged the Largo da Fonte at Monte, burying the apparition stone.
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1896
César Atanásio da Silva Pereira was requisitioned for overseas service.
Pereira (César Atanásio da Silva) César Atanásio da Silva Pereira
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1896
Manuel dos Passos Freitas graduated in law at Coimbra.
Passos de Freitas (Dr Manuel) Manuel dos Passos Freitas University of Coimbra
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1896
Guilherme Teles de Meneses published 'A Madeira e o dr. Douglas'.
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1896
Ferreira da Silva published 'Sur les vins de Madère'.
Ferreira da Silva (Dr António Joaquim) António Joaquim Ferreira da Silva
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1896
W. Hartwig published 'Die Vögel Madeira's'.
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1896
W. R. O. Grant published a paper on the birds of the Salvage Islands in The Ibis.
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1896
The first edition of Biddle's The Madeira Island was published in Philadelphia.
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1896
The municipality of Porto Moniz was suppressed again.
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1896
A partial Portuguese translation of John A. Dix's work, 'Um inverno na Madeira', was published in California.
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1896
Adriano Augusto Trigo published his report on the levadas of Madeira.
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1896
Laying of the tramway rails in Funchal began.
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1896
Tristão Vaz Teixeira Bettencourt da Câmara was created barão do Jardim do Mar.
Jardim do Mar (parish) Tristão Vaz Teixeira Bettencourt da Câmara
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1896
The old Fonte da Senhora at Monte was destroyed by the fall of a large chestnut tree.
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January 1896
The cruiser Blonde called at Funchal carrying the body of Prince Henry of Battenberg.
Battenberg (Prince of) Prince Henry of Battenberg Harbour of Funchal
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5 January 1896–28 June 1896
The second newspaper named A Lucta ran in Funchal, producing 26 issues.
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19 January 1896–27 October 1910
A Funchal road bore the name Caminho de Luís Miranda.
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20 January 1896–6 September 1896
The newspaper A Voz Pública was published, reaching 36 issues.
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13 February 1896
A deed divided water equally between the Piornais and Nova do Curral levadas.
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27 February 1896
Funchal council petitioned the government for cession of the Forte de São Filipe, granted only much later.
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March 1896
Father Schmitz's article on Madeiran ants was reproduced in the Diário de Notícias of Funchal.
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7 March 1896
Guilherme Teles de Meneses, administrator of Funchal, declared the water of the João Dinis springs suspect and forbade the public from drawing it.
João Diniz (springs)Teles de Meneses (Guilherme) Guilherme Teles de Meneses Fontes de João Dinis
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12 March 1896
The Convent of Santa Clara was ceded to the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary for a missionary institute and girls' school.
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April 1896
Carlos de Melo's article on Machico appeared in The Scottish Geographical Magazine.
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6 April 1896
Grabham's tower clock at Camacha was set going.
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9 April 1896–23 May 1896
José Ribeiro da Cunha was appointed civil governor of Madeira for the first time on 9 April and took office on 23 May.
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20 April 1896
Kopke transferred the public lighting concession to The Madeira Electric Lighting Company Limited.
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2 May 1896
Canon Feliciano João Teixeira died in Évora.
Teixeira (Canon Feliciano João) Feliciano João Teixeira Évora
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21 May 1896
A law confirmed the levadas' right to their waters and authorised the government to contract out levada construction by public tender.
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4 July 1896
Charles Lepierre signed his report on the São Roque spring water of Machico in Coimbra.
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16 July 1896
The statutes of the Shoemakers' Mutual-Aid Association in Funchal were approved by alvará.
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24 July 1896
Francisco Clementino de Sousa died in Funchal.
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22 August 1896
The statutes of the Clube Internacional do Funchal were dated.
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8 September 1896
The last issue of the Diário do Commercio was published.
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9 September 1896
The first issue of O Diário do Commercio appeared.
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26 September 1896
The levada concession was awarded to Captain Manuel Alexandre de Sousa.
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October 1896
Paul Henry visited Madeira aboard the Melpomène.
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October 1896
Hector Léveillé published 'Les Onotheracées de Madère' in Le Monde des Plantes.
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21 November 1896
The first issue of Echo Académico appeared.
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17 December 1896
The newspaper O Commercio da Madeira began publication.
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c. 1896
The Ash Wednesday procession in Funchal ceased around this time.