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Website. www.madeira.gov.pt. Madeira ( / məˈdɪərə / mə-DEER-ə or / məˈdɛərə / mə-DAIR-ə, [ 3][ 4][ 5] European Portuguese: [mɐˈðɐjɾɐ] ⓘ ), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira ( Portuguese: Região Autónoma da Madeira ), is one of two autonomous regions of Portugal, the other being the Azores.
Madeira Island. / 32.65111°N 16.90972°W / 32.65111; -16.90972. 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.
In the sixteenth century the Portuguese started building levadas to carry water to the agricultural regions. The most recent were made in the 1940s. Madeira is very mountainous, and building the levadas was often difficult. Many are cut into the sides of mountains, and it was also necessary to dig 25 kilometres (16 mi) of tunnels. [citation needed]
Colonia (Madeira) 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]
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.
Funchal. Occupation. Explorer, colonial administrator. Known for. Settler of the Archipelago of Madeira. Signature. João Gonçalves Zarco ( c. 1390 – 21 November 1471) [ 1] was a Portuguese explorer who established settlements and recognition of the Madeira Islands, and was appointed first captain of Funchal by Henry the Navigator .
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.