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Funchal Baptist Church was established in Madeira in 1976. It is located at Rua Silvestre Quintino de Freitas, and provides English services in the morning and Portuguese in the evening. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was established on Madeira in 1983.
Following the attack on the ships, the Germans proceeded to bombard Funchal for two hours from a range of about 2 miles (3 km). Batteries on Madeira returned fire and eventually forced the Germans to withdraw. [5] In 1917 on December 12, two German U-boats, U-156 and U-157 (captained by Max Valentiner) again bombarded Funchal, Madeira. This ...
The Fort of São Tiago (Portuguese: Fortaleza de São Tiago) is a historic military fort located in the historical centre (Zona Velha) of Funchal, Madeira.Constructed in the early 17th century, the fort was built to protect the island against pirate attacks and foreign invasions.
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1838 - Biblioteca Municipal do Funchal (library) founded. 1846 - José Silvestre Ribeiro becomes district governor. 1851 - Jewish Cemetery of Funchal established. 1876 - Diário de Notícias da Madeira newspaper begins publication. [2] 1883 - Paços do Concelho do Funchal (town hall) in use.
Monte (English: Mount) is a civil parish in the municipality and a suburb of Funchal in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira. Locally, the parish is also known as Nossa Senhora do Monte (English: Our Lady of the Mount). The population in 2011 was 6,701, [1] in an area of 18.59 km 2. [2] Monte is located a few kilometres east of Funchal.
São Pedro (Portuguese for "Saint Peter") is a civil parish in the municipality of Funchal in the island of Madeira.The population in 2011 was 7,273, [1] in an area of 1.49 km².
Madeira Botanical Garden (Portuguese: Jardim Botânico da Madeira) is a botanical garden in Funchal, Madeira, opened to the public in 1960. The area was previously part of an estate belonging to the family of William Reid, founder of Reid's Hotel .