# The Portuguese Colonization of Madeira — WHE Article Discussion

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**Created:** [May 21, 2021, 9:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-portuguese-colonization-of-madeira-whe-article-discussion/3996 "2021-05-21T09:00:49Z")\
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Madeira is a group of volcanic islands in the North Atlantic which were colonised by the Portuguese from 1420. The settlement and distribution of land rights on the uninhabited islands was a model the Portuguese Crown would copy in other colonial island groups and in Brazil.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1756/the-portuguese-colonization-of-madeira/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1756/the-portuguese-colonization-of-madeira/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-portuguese-colonization-of-madeira-whe-article-discussion/3996/2 "2026-07-28T23:06:44Z")

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