The Monumento de Diogo Gomes is a
statue
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at the south end of the
Plateau
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, the historic centre of
Praia
Praia (, Portuguese language, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde. , on the island of
Santiago
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,
Cape Verde
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, official_languages = Portuguese
, national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole
, capital = Praia
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.
[Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia]
Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portucalense, 2008 It represents
Diogo Gomes
Diogo Gomes () was a Portuguese navigator, explorer and writer.
Diogo Gomes was a servant and explorer of Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator. His memoirs were dictated late in his life to Martin Behaim. They are an invaluable (if sometimes in ...
, the
Portuguese
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navigator who was one of the discoverers of the island of Santiago in 1460.
[ The cast iron statue was created by the Portuguese sculptor ]Joaquim Correia
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* Alberto Joaquim Chipande, politician
* Eduardo Joaquim Mulémbwè, politician
* Joaquim Agostinho (1943–1984), Portuguese professional bicycle racer
* Joaquim Ama ...
in 1956. The statue itself is 3.3 m tall, and stands on a 1.85 m high pedestal.[ It stands close to the Presidential Palace, and overlooks the beach of Gamboa.
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References
Buildings and structures in Praia
Plateau of Praia
Portuguese colonial architecture in Cape Verde
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