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Vila de Nordeste
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Reg. Aut. dos Açores

Praça da República

António Alves de Oliveira

São Pedro Nordestinho 1847 - 1936
greatest political figure in the region of Nordeste of the 19th century

Álvaro Raposo de França
2002

Nordeste, Vila de / António Alves de Oliveira

Description

Bronze statue.

Inscription(s)

a
antónio alves de oliveira
insigne nordestense e grande impulsionador do
desenvolvimento de seu concelho.
20.5.1847 - 19.2.1936
homenagem da câmara municipal do
nordeste. em 13 de julho de 2002

To
António Alves de Oliveira
Outstanding Nordestense and great booster
of the development of his municipality.
20/05/1847 - 19/02/1936
Tribute by the municipality of
Nordeste. 13 July 2002

Signature

raposo - frança mmi
Fundição Lage

Sculptor

Álvaro Raposo de França (Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Açores, 1940), Azorean sculptor (Wikipedia – Escultor.com.pt).

Sources & Information

João & Rita Freitas, Estatuária Micaelense (Ponta Delgada 2007) (also on-line in three parts at blogspot).

Locatie (N 37°49'56" - W 25°8'47") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptac076; Photograph: 23 June 2016
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