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2. Funchal - Wikipedia

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   Funchal (Portuguese pronunciation: ⓘ) 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.

3. Madeira - Wikipedia

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   As an autonomous but integral region of Portugal, foreign affairs and defence are the responsibility of the national government. The Madeira Military Zone is the Portuguese Army's command for ground forces stationed in the islands centering on the 3rd Garrison Regiment based at Funchal.

4. History of Madeira - Wikipedia

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   History of Madeira. Madeira in a 17th-century map. The history of Madeira begins with the discovery of the islands by Portugal in 1419. There is no record of anyone living on the islands at that time. Portugal began populating the island in 1420.

5. Madeira Airport - Wikipedia

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   Madeira Airport ( Portuguese: Aeroporto da Madeira, IATA: FNC, ICAO: LPMA ), informally Funchal Airport ( Aeroporto do Funchal ), formerly Santa Catarina Airport ( Aeroporto de Santa Catarina) and officially Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport, is an international airport in the civil parish of Santa Cruz in the Portuguese archipelago and ...

6. Cathedral of Funchal - Wikipedia

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   Cathedral of Funchal. / 32.648333; -16.908333. The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption ( Portuguese: Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção) in Sé, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Funchal, which encompasses all of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The late fifteenth-century cathedral is ...

7. 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]. Associação Commercial founded. [2] [3] 1838 - Biblioteca Municipal do Funchal [ pt] (library) founded.