History of Madeira islands

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Madeira, a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal, consist of two inhabited islands named Madeira and Porto Santo, and three uninhabited rocks named collectively the Desertas, and also two uninhabited rocks named The Selvagens.

Madeira, a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal, consist of two inhabited islands named Madeira and Porto Santo, three uninhabited rocks named collectively the Desertas, and also two uninhabited rocks named the Selvagens.

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Funchal, the capital of Madeira, is on the south coast of the pricipal island, in 32° 37 45'' N, lat. 16° 55' 20' W lonng. It is about 360 miles from the coast of Africa, 535 miles from Lisbon, 240 from Teneriffe?, and 480 from Santa Maria, the nearest of the Azores?. Madeira, the largest island of the group, has a length of 30 geographical miles, an extreme breadth of 13 miles, and a coastline of 80 or 90 miles. Its longer axis lies east and west, in which direction it is traversed by a mountain chain, the backbone of the island, having a mean altitude of 4000 feet, up to which many deep ravines penetrate from both coasts.

Funchal, the capital of Madeira, is on the south coast of the pricipal island, in 32° 37 45'' N, lat. 16° 55' 20' W long. It is about 360 miles from the coast of Africa, 535 miles from Lisbon, 240 from Teneriffe?, and 480 from Santa Maria, the nearest of the Azores?. Madeira, the largest island of the group, has a length of 30 geographical miles, an extreme breadth of 13 miles, and a coastline of 80 or 90 miles. Its longer axis lies east and west, in which direction it is traversed by a mountain chain, the backbone of the island, having a mean altitude of 4000 feet, up to which many deep ravines penetrate from both coasts.

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(Madeira, from materia, wood), but on the north some of the valleys stil contain native trees of fine growth. A long narrow and comparatively low rocky promontery forms the eastern extremity of the island, and here there is to be seen a tract of

(Madeira, from materia, "wood"), but on the north some of the valleys stil contain native trees of fine growth. A long narrow and comparatively low rocky promontery forms the eastern extremity of the island, and here there is to be seen a tract of

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History

History

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For the sixty years intervening between 1580 and 1640, Madeira, with Portugal itself, was under Spanish rule. In 1801 British troops ocupied the island for a few months, commanded by General Beresford, and it was agin under the British flag from 1807 to 1814.

For the sixty years intervening between 1580 and 1640, Madeira, with Portugal itself, was under Spanish rule. In 1801 British troops ocupied the island for a few months, commanded by General Beresford, and it was agin under the British flag from 1807 to 1814.

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text from the 9th edition (1880s) of an unnameable encyclopedia

See also: [Madeira wine]?.