Year1897
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1897
The Boletim Mensal da Obra Diocesana de São Francisco de Salles ceased publication.
Monthly Bulletin of the Diocesan Work of St Francis de Sales
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1897–1903
D. Manuel de la Quadra taught as a contracted teacher at the Escola Industrial in Funchal.
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1897
E. Simon published his study of Madeiran arachnids.
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1897–1899
The Visconde da Ribeira Brava represented Madeira as deputy in the legislative session.
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1897
João Tierno published his Relatório do Veterinário do Funchal.
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1897
The pamphlet Origem da Ilha da Madeira was published in Funchal.
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1897
As deputy, Dr Quirino Avelino de Jesus gave a noted speech on the overseas question.
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1897
Roberto Boog Watson published 'On the Marine Mollusca of Madeira'.
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1897
The elementary commercial course (Escola Elementar do Comércio) began operating.
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1897
Forestry services in Madeira were placed under a department headed by a forestry officer.
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1897
Vasco Gonçalves Marques completed the medical-surgical course in Funchal.
Marques (Dr Vasco Gonçalves) Vasco Gonçalves Marques Funchal
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1897
At the end of 1897 the Blandy firm began a coastal steamer service from Funchal to ports on Madeira's south and north coasts.
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1897
The São Vicente municipal council printed its by-laws as a pamphlet.
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1897
J. Cardot published his paper on Madeiran mosses.
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1897
The newspaper Empire proposed the cession or sale of Madeira to Britain.
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1897
The Casa dos Pobres Desamparados, an asylum for the poor of both sexes, existed from this year.
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1897
Funchal council resolved to rename the Campo da Barca after José Luciano de Castro, a change the public ignored.
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1897–1899
Augusto José da Cunha served as deputy for Madeira.
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1897
Construction of the pavilions on the Praça da Rainha began.
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1897
Alphons Stuebel's 'Ueber das Wesen des Vulkanismus' was published in Berlin.
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1897
Alberto Fauvel's three works on the beetles and arachnids of Madeira were published.
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1897
The naturalist Alfred Merle Norman visited Madeira.
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1897
Fernando Tolentino da Costa completed his medical course at the Funchal Medical-Surgical School.
Tolentino da Costa (Dr Fernando) Fernando Tolentino da Costa Funchal
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1897
António Feliciano Rodrigues graduated from Coimbra and opened a law practice in Funchal.
Rodrigues (Dr António Feliciano) António Feliciano Rodrigues FunchalUniversity of Coimbra
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1897
Rev. P. Murray published notes on Lotus and Pedrosia in the Journal of Botany.
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2 January 1897
The second newspaper titled Correio do Funchal began publication.
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6 January 1897–6 May 1897
The Sociedade Protectora dos Animais Domésticos was founded on 6 January 1897 and legalised by alvará on 6 May.
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15 January 1897
César Atanásio da Silva Pereira arrived at Lourenço Marques.
Pereira (César Atanásio da Silva) César Atanásio da Silva Pereira Lourenço Marques
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24 January 1897
The first number of the newspaper A Aurora appeared.
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4 February 1897–16 December 1897
The newspaper Tribuna Académica published its 44 issues.
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15 February 1897–1898
José António de Almada was appointed civil governor of the Funchal district by decree of 15 February 1897 and took office on the 18th; his governorship to 1898 created the forest police and demolished the city curtain wall.
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21 February 1897
The statutes of the Clube Restauração were reformed.
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22 March 1897
The poet João Cabral do Nascimento was born in Funchal.
Nascimento (João Cabral do) D. Frei João do Nascimento Funchal
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22 March 1897
An order tasked the district public works with studying Funchal's water supply and sewers.
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26 April 1897
The civil governor approved the statutes of the Associação Protectora de Estudantes Pobres.
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30 April 1897–13 December 1899
A third newspaper named A Madeira published 259 issues before suspending.
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11 May 1897
The statutes of the Clube dos Estrangeiros were dated.
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19 May 1897
Electric public lighting was inaugurated in Funchal.
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23 May 1897
Father Alfredo de Paula Sardinha died at Arco da Calheta.
Sardinha (Father Alfredo de Paula) Alfredo de Paula Sardinha Arco da Calheta
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June 1897
Paul Henry again visited Madeira aboard the Melpomène.
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1 July 1897
A second newspaper named Diário Popular began publication.
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20 July 1897
O Commercio da Madeira suspended publication.
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12 August 1897
Works on the new fountain in the Parque Leite Monteiro were contracted out.
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24 August 1897–30 August 1897
The general assembly of the Clube Recreio e Instrução approved its statutes.
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3 September 1897
Armando Eduardo Pinto Correia was born at Estreito de Câmara de Lobos.
Pinto Correia (Armando Eduardo) Armando Eduardo Pinto Correia Estreito de Câmara de Lobos
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4 September 1897
A deed was signed between the War Ministry and Funchal council concerning the Campo de D. Carlos.
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6 September 1897
A request was made to name the square after King Carlos (Campo de D. Carlos).
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6 September 1897
Funchal council resolved to buy a reduction of the city plan by C. Roma e Maia for 700$000 réis.
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6 September 1897
Funchal's municipal garden was renamed Jardim D. Amélia.
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13 September 1897
A law transferred the northern part of the Campo da Barca to the municipality of Funchal.
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16 September 1897
A law authorised government aid for Funchal's sanitation works.
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17 September 1897–19 September 1897
King Leopold of Belgium visited Funchal, leaving for the Canaries on 19 September.
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19 September 1897–10 July 1898
A second paper called O Recreio published 43 issues.
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20 September 1897
Demolition of the Forte de São Pedro in Funchal began on 20 September 1897, as authorised by the Ministry of War.
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20 September 1897
The Associação de Classe dos Industriais Madeirenses was founded.
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October 1897
Hector Léveillé published 'A propos de deux plantes de Madère'.
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4 October 1897
Dr. Vasco Gonçalves Marques enlisted in the reserve corps of army medical officers.
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7 October 1897
Funchal council approved a book recording its major works, which was never carried out.
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16 October 1897
Agostinho de Ornelas published an article on the Esmeraldo entail lawsuits in A Verdade.
Lombada dos Esmeraldos Agostinho António de Ornelas e Vasconcelos
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28 October 1897
Dr. Pedro Júlio Vieira died in Funchal aged 70.
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November 1897
Death of José Bandeira Coelho de Melo.
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November 1897–March 1898
The Correio do Funchal published a Portuguese translation of the papal bull founding the diocese of Funchal (dated November 1897 and March 1898 in different entries).
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3 November 1897
Padre Armando Augusto de Pontes died in Machico.
Pontes (Father Armando Augusto de) Armando Augusto de Pontes Machico
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6 November 1897
Civil Governor José de Almada asked for the 1892 hydraulic decree to be applied to Madeira.
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7 December 1897–12 December 1897
Mousinho de Albuquerque arrived in Funchal from Mozambique to a brilliant reception and left for Lisbon on 12 December.
Albuquerque (Major Joaquim Mousinho de) Joaquim Mousinho de Albuquerque FunchalMozambiqueLisbon
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c. 1897
Yuba sugar cane was imported into Madeira from Natal.