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  1. 1936

    Alfredo de Castro de Freitas Branco published A Estada de Cristovam Colombo na Madeira.

  2. 1936

    Funchal handled 88.63% of the tonnage of the Adjacent Islands' port trade.

  3. 1936

    The new church of São João de Deus at Trapiche was inaugurated.

  4. 1936

    The 1914 triangulation was revised and extended to Porto Santo and the Desertas for chorographic and hydrographic surveys.

  5. 1936–1939

    The Almanaque Madeirense Ilustrado was issued for 1936 to 1939.

  6. 1936

    The Junta Geral Autónoma do Funchal published Hugo de Lacerda's 'Le Climat de Madère'.

  7. 6 February 1936

    Funchal council adopted new arms, flag and seal, to Afonso de Ornelas's design.

  8. 4 April 1936

    Dr Manuel Augusto Martins died in Funchal.

  9. 26 May 1936–30 May 1936

    The Associação Comercial do Funchal celebrated its centenary with exhibitions, lectures and commemorative stamps.

  10. 4 June 1936

    A decree created the Junta Nacional de Lacticínios da Madeira.

  11. 4 August 1936–5 August 1936

    Rural riots against the milk decree and the Junta dos Lacticínios left eight dead and hundreds arrested, and were suppressed by warships and troops.

  12. 5 September 1936

    A decree ceded the old military hospital to the Junta Geral for building the lyceum.

  13. November 1936

    A temperature and rain-gauge post began operating at Areeiro, and a rain-gauge post was set up at Santa Cruz.

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