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  2. Madeira - Wikipedia

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    The archipelago is the first territorial discovery of the exploratory period of the Age of Discovery. Madeira is a year-round resort, particularly for Portuguese, but also British (148,000 visits in 2021), and Germans (113,000). [13] It is by far the most populous and densely populated Portuguese island.

  3. History of Madeira - Wikipedia

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    The islands started to be settled circa 1420 or 1425. On September 23, 1433, the name Ilha da Madeira (Madeira Island or "island of wood") appears in a map, by the first time, in a document. Since its discovery, the archipelago was property of the Order of Christ, which promoted its settlement. Statue of João Gonçalves Zarco.

  4. Funchal - Wikipedia

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    www.cm-funchal.pt. Funchal (Portuguese pronunciation: [fũˈʃal] ⓘ) is the capital, largest city and the municipal seat of Portugal 's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, [1] making it the sixth largest city in Portugal. Because of its high cultural and historical value, Funchal ...

  5. Madeira Island - Wikipedia

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    Funchal. Demographics. Population. 245,595 (2021) Madeira is a Portuguese island, and is the largest and most populous of the Madeira Archipelago. It has an area of 740.7 km 2 (286 sq mi), including Ilhéu de Agostinho, Ilhéu de São Lourenço, Ilhéu Mole (northwest). As of 2021, Madeira had a total population of 245,595.

  6. Timeline of Funchal - Wikipedia

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    History of Portugal. 1493 - Cathedral of Funchal construction begins. 1514 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Funchal established. [1] 1566 - Sack of Funchal [pt]. 1835 - Town becomes part of the newly created administrative Funchal District [pt]. 1838 - Biblioteca Municipal do Funchal [pt] (library) founded. 1846 - José Silvestre Ribeiro [pt ...

  7. Demographics of Madeira - Wikipedia

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    Demographics of Madeira. The island was settled by Portuguese people, especially farmers from the Minho region, [1] meaning that Madeirans (Portuguese: Madeirenses), as they are called, are ethnically Portuguese, though they have developed a distinct regional identity and cultural traits. The region of Madeira and Porto Santo has a total ...

  8. History of Portugal (1415–1578) - Wikipedia

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    1419 — João Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz Teixeira discovered Porto Santo island, in the Madeira group. 1420 — The same sailors and Bartolomeu Perestrelo discovered the island of Madeira, which at once began to be colonized. 1422 — Cape Nao, the limit of Moorish navigation is passed as the African Coast is mapped.

  9. Santa Cruz, Madeira - Wikipedia

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    Santa Cruz (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃tɐ ˈkɾuʃ] ⓘ; "Holy Cross") is a municipality, a parish and a city in the eastern part of the island of Madeira. It is the second most populous municipality, behind Funchal. The population in 2011 was 43,005, [1] in an area of 81.50 km². [2]