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1931
Vicente Henriques de Gouveia was contracted as director of the Laboratório de Bacteriologia e Higiene.
Laboratory of Bacteriology and Hygiene Vicente Henriques de Gouveia
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1931
All hospital services moved from Santa Isabel to Marmeleiros, and the hospital took the name Hospital dos Marmeleiros.
Marmeleiros HospitalMisericórdias St Elizabeth’s HospitalMarmeleiros
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1931
The military uprising known as the Revolução da Madeira, linked to a revolt in the Azores, was suppressed; General Sousa Dias held the military command, and on 2 May rebels and government forces exchanged fire on Pico do Castanho.
BibliographyCastanho (peak)Military commandersHistorical dates Adalberto Gastão de Sousa Dias Pico do Castanho
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1931
Death of Fr. António do Presépio.
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1931
J. R. Glover's diary of Napoleon's voyage was published in Oxford.
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1931–1933
The restored buildings of the Convento de São Bernardino housed the first-year classes of the diocesan minor seminary.
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4 February 1931–8 February 1931
Riots against a grain-import decree paralysed Funchal, killing three civilians and a policeman.
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14 February 1931
A decree definitively settled the ownership of levada waters, maintaining rights acquired before the Civil Code.
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20 February 1931
The general assembly of the Aliança Madeirense deliberated on paying up the company's shares.
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July 1931
The Madeira District Archive (Arquivo Histórico da Madeira) was created, with João Cabral do Nascimento as its first director.
Materials for Madeiran HistoryNascimento (João Cabral do) Funchal
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1 August 1931
The beacon on the Ilhéu at Pontinha, Funchal, was replaced by a proper lighthouse.
Islet beaconPontinha (locality, road, islets and mole) Fortress of Nossa Senhora da Conceição do Ilhéu
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13 August 1931
A Informação published the article 'Os Pereiras de D. Nuno Alvares'.
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25 September 1931
Francisco Luís Pereira de Sousa died in Lisbon.
Pereira de Sousa (Francisco Luís) Francisco Luís Pereira de Sousa Lisbon
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1 October 1931
Francisco Carregal da Silva Passos died in Lisbon.
Passos (Francisco Carregal da Silva) Francisco Carregal da Silva Passos Lisbon
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11 October 1931
The chapel of Our Lady of Fátima at Pico do Galo, Câmara de Lobos, was blessed.
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20 October 1931
A decree reorganised the courses of the Escola Industrial António Augusto de Aguiar.
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24 October 1931
A decree created the julgado municipal of São Vicente, covering the three parishes of the municipality.
Judicial organisationSão Vicente (municipal court district) São VicenteBoaventuraPonta Delgada
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October 1931–December 1931
Three harbour lights were installed at the entrance of Machico bay for fishing boats.
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13 December 1931
The Diário da Madeira published a biographical article on Vicente Gomes da Silva.