Year1909
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1909
Ella and Florence du Cane published The Flowers and Gardens of Madeira in London.
Cane (Ella and Florence du) Ella du CaneFlorence du Cane London
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1909
Johannes Richter published in Leipzig his study of the climatic basis of Madeiran agriculture.
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1909
A commission fixed the Várzea site for a rifle range, but local opposition halted progress.
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1909
Madeiran wine production recovered to 11,401 pipes after grafting and planting of Jacquez vines.
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1909
Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar represented Portugal at the applied chemistry congress in London.
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1909
W. H. Koebel published 'Madeira old and new' in London.
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1909
Grupo Sportivo Internacional, Madeira's oldest sports club, was founded.
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1909
Padre Joaquim Plácido Pereira was ordained priest.
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1909
The second edition of Mosaicos by D. Maria Helena Jervis de Atouguia e Almeida appeared.
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1909
A tuna cannery was founded and inaugurated at Ponta da Cruz, Madeira.
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1909
A grey pearl the size of a pea was found in a fan shell in Madeira.
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1909
The Associação dos Industriais Madeirenses was founded.
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1909
Oak mildew (Oidium quercinum) was first observed in Madeira, on the oaks at Monte.
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1909
A small landing stage was built at the Campanário port.
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1909
The Junta Geral built the quay and landing stage at Ponta da Oliveira, Caniço.
Ponta da Oliveira quayIlhéu de Fora quayOliveira (landing place and quay) Ponta da OliveiraCaniço
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1909
Adaptation works began on the tower of the Funchal town hall.
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1909
Padre Manuel Fernandes de Sant'Ana published O Evangelho segundo S. Matheus.
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1909
The Junta Geral built an access stairway to the quay at Porto do Moniz.
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1909
João dos Reis Gomes published the novel A Filha de Tristão das Damas in Funchal.
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1909
H. N. Dixon published his contributions to the moss flora of Madeira.
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1909
Only one red cinchona tree survived in Madeira.
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1909
Padre João Maurício Henriques published a brief history of the extinct 12th Caçadores regiment.
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1909
Augusto José Vieira published the Historia do Partido Republicano.
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1909
Alfred Merle Norman published The Polyzoa of Madeira and Neighbouring Islands.
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1909
Eleonora Armitage botanised on Madeira in early 1909.
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1909
Volume II of Eduardo de Castro e Almeida's inventory of the Arquivo da Marinha e Ultramar was published.
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1909–1913
Padre Camilo Torrend's three contributions on Madeiran fungi were published in Broteria.
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January 1909–April 1909
A Portuguese translation of Avezac's study of Madeira appeared in nineteen issues of the Diario do Comercio.
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6 February 1909
Joaquim Pestana died in Câmara de Lobos.
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6 March 1909
António Aurélio da Costa Ferreira lectured on the Portuguese people from an anthropological viewpoint at the Lisbon Geographical Society.
Costa Ferreira (Dr António Aurélio da) António Aurélio da Costa Ferreira Lisbon
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11 March 1909
The first wine regulation for Madeira was issued, limiting alcohol sales for winemaking to 50 litres per 500 litres of wine; Hinton & Sons contested it.
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31 March 1909
The council made its last annual subsidy payment to the Monte Railway company.
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7 April 1909
A German wine law regulated imports of Madeira wine.
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9 April 1909
Agostinho Martins died in Funchal.
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30 April 1909
Prince Albert of Belgium visited Madeira and was greeted by the district authorities.
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22 May 1909
Carlos de Meneses published an article on Madeiran lauraceae in the Diário da Madeira.
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2 June 1909
The first issue of the newspaper Brado d'Oeste appeared at Ponta do Sol.
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12 July 1909
A meeting discussed founding a Madeiran wine company, which was never established.
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28 July 1909–6 August 1909
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium stayed in Madeira, arriving aboard the Araguaya and leaving for the Canaries aboard the Kamerun.
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25 August 1909
Anatole France called at Funchal on his South American voyage, leaving the same day.
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6 September 1909
The Viticulture Commission of Madeira held its inaugural session.
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13 September 1909
The bryologist A. Geheeb died.
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October 1909
The new diocesan seminary opened in its new building in the grounds of the Encarnação convent, under Bishop D. Manuel Agostinho Barreto.
Convent of the IncarnationNew ConventSeminary D. Manuel Agostinho Barreto Convent of the Incarnation
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23 October 1909
The Pavilhão Paris was inaugurated in Funchal.
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28 October 1909
A decree modified Madeira's cereal regime.
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3 November 1909
A law authorised the government to rescind Prince Hohenlohe's sanatorium concession in Madeira, buying back its properties with compensation.
Marmeleiros HospitalSanatoria of Madeira Frederico Carlos de Hohenlohe
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16 November 1909
The American yacht Varuna, which had left Bermuda on 7 November, was wrecked on the coast of Achadas da Cruz with the loss of one sailor.
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18 November 1909
An order empowered the Visconde de Geraz de Lima to accept the buyback of the Hohenlohe sanatorium properties.
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24 November 1909
The São Vicente land registry office was installed.
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12 December 1909
The Funchal newspaper Diário do Commercio published an article on the subject connected with Dr. Julião Fernandes da Silva.
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30 December 1909
A municipal ordinance defined the limits of the urban area of Funchal.
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1909–1910
The expenses of the Recolhimento das Órfãs amounted to 631$42 in the financial year 1909–1910.
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1909–1910
Work on the new parish church of São Martinho resumed around 1909 or 1910.