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Pliny mentions certain Purple Islands, the position of which with reference to the Fortunate Islands or Canaries might seem to indicate Madeira islands. Plutarch (Sertorius, 75 AD) referring to the military commander Quintus Sertorius (d. 72 BC), relates that after his return to Cádiz, "he met seamen recently arrived from Atlantic islands, two in number, divided from one another only by a ...
Madeira inhabits the extreme south of the Tore-Madeira Ridge, a bathymetric structure oriented along a north-northeast to south-southwest axis that extends for 1,000 kilometres (540 nmi). This structure consists of long geomorphological relief that extends from the abyssal plain to 3,500 m (11,500 ft); its highest submersed point reaches a ...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was established on Madeira in 1983. A few congregations have developed and a number of island converts have served missions off-island for the church in turn. Its main chapel in Lido was commenced in 1987 and dedicated a few years later. The Synagogue of Funchal was built in 1836, but is now ...
Groundwater on Madeira is held in fractured volcanic rock aquifers, with widely varying transmissivity and dissolved mineral content. Water is generally slightly acidic to slightly alkaline and cold, although there are small quantities of thermal water near fault zones. Much of the water on the island comes from high-discharge springs. [5]
Correio da Madeira newspaper begins publication. [2] Horários do Funchal (transit entity) established. City twinned with Cape Town, South Africa. [7] 1988 University of Madeira and Banco Internacional do Funchal [2] established. City twinned with Santos, São Paulo, Brazil. [7] 1991 - City twinned with Herzliya, Israel. [7]
History of Madeira; 0–9. 2019 Madeira bus crash; 2024 Madeira wildfires; C. Childbirth Masses; Colonia (Madeira) F. Madeira Archipelago Liberation Front; Timeline ...
Colonia was a land exploitation regime specific to Madeira Island, in which the landlord gave the land to a colono (settler) to clear and cultivate, receiving part of the production [1] (usually half), and being able to evict the settler at any time, but having to compensate him for the value of the improvements he had made. [1]
Madeira was at that time a part of the Iberian Union headed by the Monarchy of Spain. The Algerians had established a base on the islands of Cape Verde from which they operated against ships in the Atlantic. [3] In 1617 the Algerians arrived in Madeira with 8 vessels and 800 men. [1] They plundered the island and enslaved 1,200 inhabitants. [3]