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Praça Alexandre Albuquerque
Praça Alexandre Albuquerque is the main square of the capital city of Praia, Cape Verde. It is located in the southwestern part of the Plateau (Praia), Plateau, the historical city centre of Praia. Formerly known as ''Praça do Pelourinho'', it received its current name in 1876 in honour of the Portuguese colonial governor Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque.Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município da Praia Direcção Geral do Turismo, p. 24-28Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia Lourenço Conceição Gomes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caetano Alexandre De Almeida E Albuquerque
Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque (15 April 1824 – 8 September 1916) was a Portuguese colonial administrator and a military officer. He was governor general of Cape Verde from 29 March 1869 until 26 February 1876, succeeding José Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses. He was succeeded by Guilherme Quintino Lopes de Macedo. In June 1876, he was appointed governor general of Angola, succeeding José Baptista de Andrade. He was succeeded by Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses in July 1878. From 3 December 1878 until 10 April 1882 he was governor-general of Portuguese India. The main square of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, is named Praça Alexandre Albuquerque after him. There is a bronze bust of Albuquerque on the square.Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praia
Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.Cape Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 Instituto Nacional de Estatística Located on the southern coast of Santiago island within the group, the city is the seat of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands lie between west of Cap-Vert, the westernmost point of continental Africa. The List of islands of Cape Verde, Cape Verde islands form part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Savage Isles. The Cape Verde archipelago was uninhabited until the 15th century, when Portuguese Empire, Portuguese explorers colonized the islands, establishing one of the first Age of Discovery, European settlements in the tropics. Due to its strategic position, Cape Verde became a significant location in the Atlantic slave trade, transatlantic slave trade during the 16th and 17th centuries. The islands experienced economic growth during this period, driven by their role by the rapid emergence of merchants, priva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plateau (Praia)
''Plateau'' is the historic centre of the capital city of Praia on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, Santiago, Cape Verde. It gets its name (from French language, French “plateau”) because it is situated on a plateau overlooking the port of Praia. Its average elevation is 37 meters above sea level. The population of ''Plateau'' was 1,019 at the 2010 census. Many public buildings are situated in ''Plateau'', notably the Presidential Palace of Cape Verde, Presidential Palace, the Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace, Praia, cathedral, the city hall and the Museu Etnográfico da Praia, Ethnographic Museum. Adjacent neighbourhoods are Gamboa, Praia, Gamboa/Chã de Areia to the south, Várzea, Praia, Várzea to the southwest and west, Achadinha (Praia), Achadinha to the northwest, Fazenda, Praia, Fazenda to the north and Praia Negra to the east. History Praia was founded as a small village near the natural Praia Harbor, harbour in the early 16th century. Due to its strategic po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rua Serpa Pinto
''There is also Rua Serpa Pinto in the neighbourhood of Mártires in Lisbon, Portugal'' Rua Serpa Pinto (formerly ''Rua do Lencastre'') is a street in the Plateau, the historic centre of Praia, Santiago island, Cape Verde.Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portucalense, 2008, p. 316, 350-357, 439-448 It is one of the main arteries of the city centre. Formerly named ''Rua do Lencastre'' after early 19th-century Portuguese governor António Lencastre, it was renamed in honour of , Portuguese colonial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenida Amílcar Cabral
Avenida Amílcar Cabral is an avenue in the Plateau, the historic centre of Praia, Santiago island, Cape Verde.Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portucalense, 2008, pp. 316, 330-350 It is the neighborhood's longest street and the main artery of the city centre. Formerly named ''Rua Sá da Bandeira'' after 19th-century Portuguese politician Sá da Bandeira, it was renamed after Cape Verdean independence in honour of , leader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre De Serpa Pinto
Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto, Viscount of Serpa Pinto (aka Serpa Pinto; 20 April 184628 December 1900) was a Portuguese explorer of southern Africa and a colonial administrator. Early life Serpa Pinto was born at the Quinta das Poldras (Tendais) in Cinfães, a Portuguese village on the river Douro. He joined Colégio Militar at age 10. There he became the first student Battalion Commander in 1864, when he joined the Portuguese army and was sent to Portuguese Mozambique. In 1869 he took part in suppressing tribes in revolt around the lower Zambezi. Exploration Also in 1869, Pinto went to eastern Africa on an exploration of the Zambezi River. Eight years later he led an expedition from Benguela, Portuguese Angola, into the basins of the Congo and Zambezi rivers. The town of Menongue was named ''Serpa Pinto'', after him, up to 1975. In 1877, he and Lieutenant Commander Capelo and Lieutenant Ivens, both of the Portuguese navy, were sent to explore the southern Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pro-Cathedral Of Our Lady Of Grace, Praia
The Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace () is a Catholic Church, catholic Church (building), church on the east side of Praça Alexandre Albuquerque, in the Plateau (Praia), city centre of Praia, on the Santiago, Cape Verde, island of Santiago, Cape Verde. The church was built between 1894 and 1902.Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portucalense, 2008, p. 269-313 It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde, which was created in 1533. It is under the pastoral responsibility of Arlindo Gomes Furtado Cardinal. The church was built in neoclassical architecture, neoclassical style. Its main façade and entrance are at the Praça Alexandre Albuquerque; the bell tower is at the rear of the church, on Avenida Andrade Corvo. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
