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:    / @aidinrobbins   📧 Contact Me: [email protected] 📸 Instagram:   / 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/... Brittanica: https://www.britannica.com/place/Made... UNESCO - Laurisilva Forest: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/934/ Laurisilva Forest: http://world-heritage-datasheets.unep... 1977 Plane Crash: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12337... 1977 Plane Crash: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12337... Alberto João Jardim: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/04/bu... Portugal joins EU: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12337... Mountain Villages: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tmullen/... 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-... Archival footage:    • 1930s Madeira, Portugal, Street Scenes, Ra...   Archival footage:    • FUNCHAL & MADEIRA  PORTUGAL  1930s TRAVELO...   Airport footage:    • FUNCHAL EXTREME AIRPORT 20 Years Ago (1998)   1977 Plane Crash: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12337... Maps: https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/serv... https://leiden.oldmapsonline.org/maps... https://www.e-rara.ch/zut/content/zoo... https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/serv... 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 ;)