Year1915
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1915
The new bishop of Funchal arrived and occupied a house provided by Catholics.
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1915
Officers of the British ship Argonaut under Captain B. T. Somerville charted the Selvagens Islands.
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1915
The review Paróquia de Santo António do Funchal published an account of the Água de Mel entail and its administrators.
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1915
A new wine regulation project met public opposition and was not approved.
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1915–1917
Manuel Gregório Pestana Júnior sat as deputy for Madeira in the 1915–17 legislative session.
Pestana Júnior (Dr Manuel Gregório) Manuel Gregório Pestana Júnior Madeira
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1915
Urbano Canuto Soares published 'Linguagem e tradições populares do arquipélago da Madeira' in the Revista Lusitana.
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1915
Feliciano Soares published 'Crucificadas' in Funchal.
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1915
Emanuel Ribeiro and Feliciano Soares published the pamphlet 'Terra! Terra!' on the discovery of Madeira.
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1915
João Soares Branco published A Nova Questão Hinton in Lisbon.
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1915
A third pavilion was built at the Madeira asylum.
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1915
The geodetic commission completed its survey of Madeira, including the chorographic map of the island.
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1915
A chapel of São José was built at Vale da Bica, Calheta.
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1915
Alberto Figueira Jardim published the poetry book 'Amostras'.
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1915
Manuel Gomes Jardim's funeral oration for Pius X was published in Lisbon.
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1915
By 1915 about 5,000$00 had been spent on the installations of the Funchal cold store.
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1915
The rails of Funchal's horse tramway were removed, services having ceased earlier.
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1915
The Montepio Madeirense acquired its own building.
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1915–1917
Manuel da Costa Dias represented Madeira in Parliament.
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1915
João Catanho de Meneses became Minister of Justice in the government of José de Castro.
Catanho de Meneses (Dr João) D. João de MenesesJosé de Castro
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1915
Augusto Elmano Vieira began law studies and wrote A Ultima Bênção.
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1915
The Visconde de Meireles died.
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1915
Alfredo Bettencourt da Câmara's verb-conjugation exercises were published in two parts in Funchal.
Câmara (Alfredo Bettencourt da) Alfredo Bettencourt da Câmara Funchal
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1915
The bell tower of the parish church of Gaula was built.
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8 January 1915
Sebastião de Herédia took office as civil governor of Madeira.
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26 January 1915
The Funchal council authorised moving objects to the Santa Clara convent to found an archaeological museum.
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7 February 1915
D. António Manuel Pereira Ribeiro was consecrated bishop at Viana do Castelo.
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9 February 1915
José Vicente de Freitas was appointed civil governor of the Funchal district by decree.
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22 February 1915–15 May 1915
José Vicente de Freitas served as civil governor of Funchal.
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27 February 1915
An order appointed Judge Vieira de Castro to inquire into the Junta Agrícola.
Agricultural Board Fernando Maria Allen Urculu Vieira de Castro
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4 March 1915
The council's executive committee told the Government it would not use the Mercês convent for the prison.
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14 March 1915
Bishop D. António Manuel Pereira Ribeiro took possession of the see and made his solemn entry into Funchal Cathedral.
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April 1915
Vasco Guedes died.
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27 April 1915
The Heraldo da Madeira published an article on Francis Masson's stay and work in Madeira.
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1 May 1915–3 November 1919
A second periodical named A Verdade ran in Funchal until its 216th issue.
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1 May 1915–16 May 1915
Three issues of the newspaper O Realista appeared.
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14 May 1915
José Ribeiro da Cunha died in Lisbon, a victim of the revolution that broke out that day.
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24 May 1915
Sebastião de Herédia was appointed civil governor for a second time.
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13 June 1915
A general election of deputies and senators was held for Madeira; Carlos Olavo was re-elected deputy and Vasco Gonçalves Marques and Daniel Simões Soares were elected senators.
Azevedo (Carlos Olavo Correia de)Marques (Dr Vasco Gonçalves)Representation in the CortesSimões Soares (Daniel Telo) Vasco Gonçalves MarquesCarlos Olavo Correia de AzevedoDaniel Telo Simões Soares
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22 June 1915
João Augusto Pereira, a retired artillery major, died in Funchal.
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6 July 1915
The Visconde de Gonçalves de Freitas died in Funchal aged 79.
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13 July 1915
Remígio Spínola Barreto was elected senator for Madeira.
Barreto (Remígio António Gil Spínola) Remígio António Gil Spínola Barreto
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22 July 1915
The Funchal Municipal Council resolved to furnish the anthropometric post.
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22 July 1915
Sebastião de Herédia took office for his second term as civil governor.
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3 August 1915
Alípio Augusto Ferreira died in a New York hospital.
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6 August 1915
The council petitioned the government to extend the telephone network to the whole island.
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14 August 1915
O Heraldo da Madeira ceased publication after 3,218 issues.
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19 August 1915
João Francisco de Sousa was killed at the cacimbas of Mangua, Angola.
Sousa (João Francisco de) João Francisco de Sousa ManguaAngola
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19 August 1915
A third, short-lived O Independente issued its first number.
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28 August 1915
The Teatro Esperança was sold to contractor João Pinto Correia, who soon demolished it.
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31 August 1915
A decree created a primary-school district seated at Ribeira Brava.
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31 August 1915
A law transferred the state levadas to the Junta Agrícola and extended the Junta indefinitely.
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2 September 1915
A decree authorised the Junta Agrícola a 100,000-escudo loan for tourist roads and hotels.
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14 September 1915
D. Júlia Esmeraldo, last named owner of the Santo Amaro chapel, died.
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8 October 1915
The periodical Paróquia de Santo António do Funchal published a fuller account of the episode of Blessed Inácio de Azevedo.
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17 October 1915
Henrique de Lima e Cunha died in São Pedro de Sintra.
Lima e Cunha (Henrique de) Henrique de Lima e Cunha São Pedro de Sintra
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24 October 1915
The Liga das Artes Gráficas do Funchal was founded.
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3 November 1915
The last of 28 issues of the fortnightly A Regeneração appeared.
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4 November 1915
Francisco Antunes de Mendonça's inquiry report on the Junta Agrícola was completed, clearing its members.
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19 November 1915
Funchal council received Ventura Terra's improvement plan for the city.
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19 November 1915
Rua dos Ferreiros in Funchal was renamed Rua do Comércio.
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27 November 1915
The internal regulations of the Junta Autónoma das Obras do Porto do Funchal were approved.