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Charles I, the last Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, went into exile in Madeira after his second unsuccessful coup d'état in Hungary.

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On the evidence of a portolan contained in the Medici Atlas dated 1351, preserved at Florence, Italy, it would appear that Madeira had been discovered long before that date, possibly by Portuguese vessels under Genoese captains. Most countries limit the use of the term Madeira to those wines that come from the Madeira Islands, to which the European Union grants Protected designation of origin (PDO) status. Espada is usually fried in a batter and accompanied by fried banana ( Espada com banana) and sometimes a passionfruit sauce. The archipelago of Madeira is located 520km (280nmi) from the African coast and 1,000km (540nmi) from the European continent (approximately a one-and-a-half-hour flight from the Portuguese capital of Lisbon). The site was left abandoned until 1930 when the Madeirans continued to build the Hospital dos Marmeleiros.Bus companies, including Horários do Funchal, which has been operating for over a hundred years, have regularly scheduled routes to all points of interest on the island. The trio travelled to the island and claimed it on behalf of the Portuguese Crown and established a settlement. which is compounded by their remoteness, insularity, small size, difficult topography and climate, economic dependence on a few products, the permanence and combination of which severely restrain their development". Vincent, Antigua and Trinidad as well as South Africa: A Comparative Overview Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine" (PDF).

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During the Great War on 3 December 1916, a German U-boat, SM U-38, captained by Max Valentiner, entered Funchal harbour on Madeira. In 1856, British troops recovering from cholera, and widows and orphans of soldiers fallen in the Crimean War, were stationed in Funchal, Madeira. On the 23 September 1433, the name Ilha da Madeira (English: Madeira Island, or literally island of wood) began to appear in the first documents and maps. In addition to these are several extinct species which may have died out soon after the islands were settled: the Madeiran scops owl, two rail species, Rallus adolfocaesaris and R.The species that are consumed the most are espada ( black scabbardfish), blue fin tuna, swordfish, white marlin, blue marlin, albacore, bigeye tuna, wahoo, spearfish, skipjack tuna and many others are found in the local dishes as they are found along the coast of Madeira. Administrative divisions [ change | change source ] Municipalities of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. In addition, the International Business Centre of Madeira, also known as the Madeira Free Trade Zone, was created formally in the 1980s as a tool of regional economic policy. Later this legend was the basis of the naming of the city of Machico on the island, in memory of the young lovers. Green and red are the two colors that stand out on the flag, officially representing hope for the future and blood during battle, respectively.