Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Portugal's first colony, the now-famous island of Madeira, came after a centuries-long battle- not with the island's inhabitants, but with the island itself.

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Further Reading:
World History: worldhistory.org/article/1756/the-portuguese-colonization-of-madeira
Brittanica: britannica.com/place/Madeira-Islands
UNESCO - Laurisilva Forest: whc.unesco.org/en/list/934
Laurisilva Forest: world-heritage-datasheets.unep-wcmc.org/datasheet/output/site/laurisilva-of-madeira
1977 Plane Crash: newspapers.com/clip/123377376
1977 Plane Crash: newspapers.com/clip/123377398
Alberto João Jardim: nytimes.com/2011/10/04/business/global/far-off-region-piles-more-debt-on-portugal.html
Portugal joins EU: newspapers.com/clip/123377442
Mountain Villages: forbes.com/sites/tmullen/2021/10/24/why-madeira-island-is-a-world-apart/?sh=2c8a4a8549c7

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Library of Congress: loc.gov/item/2003674475
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Airport footage: youtube.com/watch?v=q_8o0-GlcFQ
1977 Plane Crash: newspapers.com/clip/123377421

Maps:
davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~44~10106:Madeira-Ids-?title=Search+Results%3A+List_No+equal+to+%274584.040%27&thumbnailViewUrlKey=link.view.search.url&fullTextSearchChecked=&annotSearchChecked=&dateRangeSearchChecked=&showShareIIIFLink=true&helpUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fdocumentation.lunaimaging.com%2Fdisplay%2FV75D%2FLUNA%2BViewer%23LUNAViewer-LUNAViewer&showTip=false&showTipAdvancedSearch=false&advancedSearchUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fdocumentation.lunaimaging.com%2Fdisplay%2FV75D%2FSearching%23Searching-Searching
leiden.oldmapsonline.org/maps/04f3bfe7-1d3d-52b4-97c6-6518acc87dce
https://www.e-rara.ch/zut/content/zoom/11639700
davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~34273~1171188:Madeira-;JSESSIONID=fa866ed1-397c-4e3f-b9e5-34bae90248f1?title=Search+Results%3A+List_No+equal+to+%275075.049%27&thumbnailViewUrlKey=link.view.search.url&fullTextSearchChecked=&annotSearchChecked=&dateRangeSearchChecked=&showShareIIIFLink=true&helpUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fdocumentation.lunaimaging.com%2Fdisplay%2FV75D%2FLUNA%2BViewer%23LUNAViewer-LUNAViewer&showTip=false&showTipAdvancedSearch=false&advancedSearchUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fdocumentation.lunaimaging.com%2Fdisplay%2FV75D%2FSearching%23Searching-Searching#

0:00 - Intro
1:37 - Early Settlement
2:54 - Geography
5:26 - Isolation
6:54 - Tourism Rise
9:22 - Conclusion

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