Statues - Hither & Thither

Site Search:

Ponta Delgada
(Fr. de São Pedro)
São Miguel (ilha)
Reg. Aut. dos Açores

Rua Mãe de Deus - Alameda do Duque de Bragança

Afonso Chaves

Francisco Afonso Chaves e Melo
Lisboa 1857 - Ponta Delgada 1926
Portuguese naturalist, geophysicist and meteorologist
(Wikipedia)

Numídico Bessone
1957

Description

Bronze bust.

Inscription(s)

ao coronel
AFONSO CHAVES
os três distritos
açorianos

mdccclvii mcmlv[ii]

To Colonel
AFONSO CHAVES
The Three Districts
of the Azores

1857 1904

Sculptor

Numídico Bessone Borges de Medeiros Amorim (Lagoa, São Miguel, Açores, 1913 - Lisboa 1985), Portuguese sculptor and medallist (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

João & Rita Freitas, Estatuária Micaelense (Ponta Delgada 2007) (also on-line in three parts at blogspot).
Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitetónico (SIPA), Observatório Afonso Chaves.

Locatie (N 37°44'44" - W 25°39'46") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptac164; Photograph: 2 July 2016
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
If you want to use photos, please contact us via the contact form (in Dutch, English or German).
© Website and photos: René & Peter van der Krogt

Your banner here? Click for information.