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Year1905

  1. 1905

    Joaquim da Silva Tavares published his second contribution.

    Tavares (Joaquim da Silva) Joaquim da Silva Tavares

  2. 1905–1906

    José Cabral Correia do Amaral sat as deputy for Madeira in the 1905–06 legislature.

    Amaral (José Cabral Correia do) José Cabral Correia do Amaral

  3. 1905

    Bubonic plague appeared in Funchal in late 1905 without becoming epidemic; patients were isolated at the Gonçalo Aires lazaretto, whose strict isolation fed popular fear and unrest.

    DiseasesLazarettoPopular riotsBubonic plagueRego (Dr António Balbino do)Wilson (Miss Mary Jane) António Balbino do RegoLeopoldo Cabral FunchalLazareto de Gonçalo Aires

  4. 1905

    Construction of the Marmeleiros sanatorium for the poor began.

    Marmeleiros Hospital

  5. 1905

    Funchal council approved naming a street after Servulo Drumond de Meneses, but the decision was never recorded.

    Drumond de Meneses (Sérvulo)

  6. 1905

    Meneses's earlier phenological observations appeared in the Bulletin de l'Académie Internationale de Géographie Botanique du Mans.

    Phenological observations

  7. 1905–1907

    Canon António Homem de Gouveia represented Madeira in the Portuguese Cortes.

    Gouveia (Canon António Homem de) António Homem de Gouveia

  8. 1905

    Manuel Ribeiro's Pyrilampos was published in Funchal.

    Ribeiro (Manuel) Funchal

  9. 1905–1916

    The Junta Geral built or improved most of Madeira's quays.

    Quays Madeira

  10. 1905

    Joaquim Maria Fragoso's description of Madeiran transport refers to this year.

    Transport (means of) Joaquim Maria Fragoso

  11. 1905

    A new beatification process for Frei Pedro da Guarda was opened in the episcopal curia of Funchal.

    Guarda (Friar Pedro da) Funchal

  12. 1905

    Father Luís Alves Martins came to Madeira as chaplain of Infantry Regiment no. 27.

    Alves Martins (Father Luís) Luís Alves Martins

  13. 1905

    K. Friderichsen published Rubi fra Madeira.

    Friderichsen (K.) K. Friderichsen

  14. 1905

    The Abra quay was built near Caniçal.

    Ilhéu de Fora quay Abra

  15. 1905

    A new, larger quay was built at Machico.

    Machico (cove, harbour and quay) Bay of Machico

  16. 1905

    Martin Vahl published Ueber die Vegetation Madeiras in Engler's Botanische Jahrbücher.

    Vahl (Dr Martin) Martin Vahl Madeira

  17. 1905

    About 250 Madeirans emigrated to Argentina.

    Emigration Argentina

  18. 1905

    Marck Athias published Anatomia da celula nervosa in Lisbon.

    Athias (Dr Marck) Marck Athias Lisbon

  19. 1905

    Joana de Castelo Branco published As Minhas Flores in Lisbon.

    Castelo Branco (Dona Joana de) Joana de Castelo Branco Lisbon

  20. 1905

    According to a German guidebook, two Russians related to its author climbed the Pico do Gato.

    Torres (peak)

  21. 23 January 1905

    The statutes of the Monte-Pio Madeirense mutual-aid society were approved.

    Mutual aid associations Funchal

  22. 4 February 1905

    Eduardo Ernesto de Castelo Branco died in Lisbon.

    Castelo Branco (Eduardo Ernesto de) Eduardo Ernesto de Castelo Branco Lisbon

  23. 12 February 1905

    A general election was held in Madeira; Pereira's election was annulled and re-run on 7 May 1905.

    Representation in the Cortes

  24. 13 February 1905

    The musician José Sarmento died in Funchal.

    Sarmento (José) José Sarmento Funchal

  25. 16 March 1905

    The Reforma dos Operários Madeirenses was legalised by alvará.

    Mutual aid associations Funchal

  26. 21 March 1905

    Dr José António de Almada died in Lisbon.

    Almada (Dr José António de)

  27. May 1905

    A young whale trapped between a sandbank and the shore at Porto Santo was captured by locals, its blubber yielding dozens of gallons of oil.

    Whales Praia do Porto Santo

  28. 20 May 1905

    António Romão dos Passos delivered his eulogy of Ferreira Lapa at the Sociedade de Ciências Agronómicas de Portugal.

    Passos (António Romão dos) António Romão dos PassosJoão Inácio Ferreira Lapa

  29. June 1905

    D. António Manuel Pereira Ribeiro took up a canonry at Funchal Cathedral.

    Pereira Ribeiro (Dom António Manuel) Funchal Cathedral (the Sé)

  30. 11 July 1905

    The site of the Convento da Incarnação was granted to Bishop Manuel Agostinho Barreto for a seminary.

    Convent of the Incarnation D. Manuel Agostinho Barreto

  31. 25 September 1905–27 September 1905

    Water first ran along the Levada da Serra, formally inaugurated on 27 September 1905.

    Levadas

  32. October 1905

    A telegraph station opened at Ponta Delgada.

    Ponta Delgada (parish)

  33. 11 October 1905

    António Batalha Reis lectured on oenology at the Associação Comercial.

    Batalha Reis (António) António Batalha Reis

  34. 29 November 1905

    The public land disinfection station at Campo da Barca, Funchal, opened.

    Barca (square)Campo da Barca Disinfection Station Land Disinfection Station

  35. December 1905

    The Duke of Connaught visited Madeira with his wife and daughter.

    Connaught (Duke of) Duke of Connaught

  36. December 1905–January 1906

    A Notícia of the descendants of Zarco was published in the Heraldo da Madeira.

    Nobiliaries José Francisco de Sant'Anna de Vasconcellos Moniz de Bettencourt

  37. 3 December 1905

    Two oaks by the Ribeira de São João in Funchal began budding.

    Phenological observations

  38. 26 December 1905

    The reformed statutes of the women's mutual-aid association were approved by royal alvará.

    Mutual aid associations Funchal

  39. 1905–1921

    The Portuguese translation of Paulo Mantegazza's book was published in Lisbon.

    Mantegazza (Paulo) Paulo MantegazzaHenrique Braga Lisbon

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