The Hidden History of Europe's First Colony

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. 🎵 Music I use for my videos (2 additional months free with this link): https://geni.us/aidinartlist 🎧 Sound effects I use for my videos: https://bit.ly/2WI2aJ7 🎥 Stock footage I use for my videos (additional two months free): https://bit.ly/307JPqG Become a channel member to access raw footage and extended tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcOTVI8YJJud1A6aRYrV4sg/join 📧 Contact Me: [email protected] 📸 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/aidinrobbins 📷 Gear I used to make this video: Main camera: https://geni.us/aidins5 Light: https://geni.us/aidin120dii Softbox: https://geni.us/aidinsoftbox Drone: https://geni.us/aidinair2s Camera bag: https://geni.us/aidinbag2 Sigma 16-28mm f/2.8: https://geni.us/aidin1628mm Sigma 20mm f/1.4: https://geni.us/aidin20mm Panasonic 70-200 f/2.8: https://geni.us/aidin70200 SSD: https://geni.us/aidinssd ND Filters: https://geni.us/aidinnds Microphone: https://geni.us/aidinmic2 Tripod: https://geni.us/aidintripod2 Hard Drives: https://geni.us/aidindrives FULL KIT: https://kit.co/aidinrobbins Further Reading: World History: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1756/the-portuguese-colonization-of-madeira/ Brittanica: https://www.britannica.com/place/Madeira-Islands UNESCO - Laurisilva Forest: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/934/ Laurisilva Forest: http://world-heritage-datasheets.unep-wcmc.org/datasheet/output/site/laurisilva-of-madeira/ 1977 Plane Crash: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123377376/ 1977 Plane Crash: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123377398/ Alberto João Jardim: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/04/business/global/far-off-region-piles-more-debt-on-portugal.html Portugal joins EU: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123377442/ Mountain Villages: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tmullen/2021/10/24/why-madeira-island-is-a-world-apart/?sh=2c8a4a8549c7 Images: Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/item/2003674475/ Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/item/2020639344/ Black Death Art: https://artincontext.org/black-death-art/ Archival footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MS9ypOLaQM Archival footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2lSsKVoISU Airport footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_8o0-GlcFQ 1977 Plane Crash: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123377421/ Maps: https://www.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 https://leiden.oldmapsonline.org/maps/04f3bfe7-1d3d-52b4-97c6-6518acc87dce/ https://www.e-rara.ch/zut/content/zoom/11639700 https://www.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 The links above are affiliate links, from which I gain a small monetary compensation when purchases are made. They help keep the lights on ;)