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Syntax Aspects of Popular Portuguese Spoken in Funchal
Bazenga, AlineOnly very recently has research been developed on the syntactic variation in Spoken European Portuguese Varieties in Funchal (Madeira Island). This research is largely due to the Agreement Project (Projeto Concordância) which involves the participation of both Portuguese and Brazilian researchers. In this project, an Agreement Corpus, or Corpus Concordância, was established, with 27 sociolinguistically controll...
The “Juízo dos Resíduos e Capelas” in Madeira (Late 15th Century until 1832): L...
Sousa, Ana Madalena Trigo deThe first reference to the “juiz dos resíduos e provedor das capelas, hospitais, albergarias, gafarias e órfãos” in Madeira Island is from the late 15th century. His functions were the same as his equals located throughout the Portuguese kingdom. The importance of his activity as a guardian of the wills obedience gave him a specific jurisdictional function inside the community life of the emerging insular socie...
The “Registo Vincular” of Funchal’s Administrative District (1862-1863): An Ana...
Sousa, Ana Madalena Trigo deThe reform of the “vincular” legislation in 1860, whose application was affected by the law of January 19th, 1861, led to the elaboration of a historical source of the most interest: the “Registo Vincular”, which was written between November 20th, 1862, and April 10th, 1863. This source materialised in three volumes detailed the “vincular” institutions of 15 administrators in Funchal’s administrative district. ...
Health House S. João de Deus (Funchal, 1960-2018) – Contributions to its History
Gameiro, AiresThis article is a synthesis of the history of the Casa de Saúde (Health House) S. João de Deus, Funchal, from 1960 to 2018. It begins by summarizing the backgrounds: it gives notes on the economy, the sugarcane and wine cycles, as alcoholism factors, tourism and migration. It recalls the first reference to alienated people, the role of the Misericórdia Hospital in Funchal, the reaction of Miguel Bombarda and th...
Tolentino Mendonça: From Insularity to the Poetry of the Body
Dinis, CidáliaTolentino Mendonça was born in 1965 on the Island of Madeira (Machico). Considered by many as one of the most representative poets of the new generation of Portuguese writers, Tolentino is the poet of saudade, of childhood, of the Body. His poetry is much more than mere simplicity or feeling; it is the poetry of affection, of the plurality of meanings, of the insularity of silence, from which a world – that of ...
The Personal Inventory of Governor Diogo de Azambuja e Melo (c. 1530-1599): Tra...
Trindade, Cristina; Carita, RuiDiogo de Azambuja and Melo was a Madeira governor of the late 16th century, a position with which he ended a long career in the Portuguese overseas empire, and hold already in the service of the dual monarchy.The insular function exercise had to respond to several issues that the new political situation demanded, but the fact that Madeira had been his last post came to allow him to perform an inventory, that re...
Madeira’s Tourism in the 19th Century
Rodrigues, ElisabeteTourism in Madeira has been a common subject of recent studies, which analyse the current tourist phenomenon, especially throughout the 20th century. About what took place prior to that, only a few annotations remain. We can guarantee, and are not the only ones to state, that the history of Madeira’s tourism is still in the making.Being the island of Madeira a tourist destination par excellence, it is required ...
The Question of Autonomy in Madeira: Elements for a Critical Reflexion
Pimenta, Fernando TavaresIn this article we seek to contribute to a larger historical problematization of the question of autonomy in Madeira, providing elements for a more in-depth reflexion on the subject. Our scope is to identify the main guidelines in the history of the autonomist protest, namely the demand for financial autonomy, a sine qua non condition for an effective administrative and political autonomy, as well as the feelin...
The Trade Union Movement in the Island of Madeira through the CGTP-IN Archives
Caldeira, FilipeThe documental and museum assets of the Portuguese working class and trade union movement, including the assets from Portugal’s Autonomous Region of Madeira (ARM), are generally little-known. It is for the owners of those assets to play a more dynamic role in their treatment and disclosure, while, at the same time, alerting for the urgency of state authorities developing a more assertive action, in order to ide...
A Question about Linguistic Madeiran Patrimony: Saloia/Saloio
Rebelo, HelenaIn the Archipelago of Madeira, “Easter visits” take place from Easter Sunday to the day of Pentecost. To accompany the insignia of the Holy Spirit, go children called “saloias”. In practically all the parishes in which they participate, they are girls. These young girls are dressed by a special way. In the research carried out in all counties, there were cases with boys. This is what we intend to talk about her...