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Infante Dom Henrique

Prince Henry the Navigator

Porto 1394 - Sagres 1460
infante (prince) of the Kingdom of Portugal, responsible for the beginning of the European worldwide explorations
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Américo Gomes
1946

Description

Bronze bust.

Inscription(s)

infante d. henrique
o navegador
talant de bien faire
o navegador

1394
1460

Signature

A^co Gomes, Porto - 1946
AMRibeiro

Faro - Infante Dom Henrique

Sculptor

Américo Gomes (1880-1964), Portuguese sculptor.

Sources & Information

Maria Isabel Serra Granado Cordeiro Laranjo, Escultura pública no Algave séculos XX e XXI (1900-2009). Universidade de Lisboa, 2010 (PDF on-line).
Igogo, Monumentos em Faro.

Locatie (N 37°1'7" - W 7°55'21") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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