Timeline of Funchal
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
Prior to 20th century
- 1493 - Cathedral of Funchal construction begins.
- 1514 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Funchal established.
- 1566 -.
- 1835 - Town becomes part of the newly created administrative.
- 1836
- * Associação Commercial founded.
- * Synagogue of Funchal built.
- 1838 - founded.
- 1846 - becomes district governor.
- 1851 - Jewish Cemetery of Funchal established.
- 1876 - newspaper begins publication.
- 1883 - in use.
- 1888 - opens.
- 1893 - Monte Railway and begin operating.
- 1900 - Population: 20,850.
20th century
- 1910 - C.D. Nacional and C.S. Marítimo formed.
- 1911 - Population: 24,687 in town; 169,777 in district.
- 1927
- * newspaper begins publication.
- * Campo dos Barreiros opens.
- 1931 - founded.
- 1935 - becomes mayor.
- 1940 - Mercado dos Lavradores built.
- 1957 - Estádio dos Barreiros built.
- 1964 - Madeira Airport begins operating.
- 1972 - Duas Torres built.
- 1976 - Casino da Madeira in business.
- 1979 - City twinned with Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
- 1980 - City twinned with Livingstone, Zambia.
- 1984 - City twinned with New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States.
- 1985
- * City joins the regional Associação de Municípios da Região Autónoma da Madeira.
- * City twinned with Maui, Hawaii, United States.
- 1987
- * Correio da Madeira newspaper begins publication.
- * Horários do Funchal established.
- * City twinned with Cape Town, South Africa.
- 1988
- * University of Madeira and Banco Internacional do Funchal established.
- * City twinned with Santos, São Paulo, Brazil.
- 1991 - City twinned with Herzliya, Israel.
- 1992 - May: meets in Funchal.
- 1993 - City twinned with Oakland, California, United States.
- 1994
- * Miguel Albuquerque becomes mayor.
- * City twinned with Marrickville, Australia.
- 1996 - City twinned with Fremantle, Australia, and Leichlingen, Germany.
- 1998 - Estadio Eng. Rui Alves opens.
- 2000
- * Cm-funchal.pt website online.
- * Funchal Cable Car begins operating.
21st century
- 2001
- * Population: 103,961.
- * in business.
- 2003 - City twinned with Praia, Cape Verde.
- 2005 - begins.
- 2008 - City twinned with Ílhavo, Portugal, and Saint Helier, United Kingdom.
- 2009 - City twinned with Gibraltar, United Kingdom.
- 2010 - 20 February: 2010 Madeira floods and mudslides.
- 2013 - Paulo Cafôfo becomes mayor.
- 2014 - Iº Sarau Anual de Poesia Madeirense
- 2016
- * August: Wildfire.
- * City twinned with Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal.
- 2017 - held.