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Largo Afonso III

Rei D. Afonso III

King Afonso III of Portugal

Coimbra 1210 - Alcobaça 1279
King of Portugal, 1248-1279, the first to use the title King of Portugal and the Algarve, from 1249
(Wikipedia)

António Duarte
1959

Description

Bronze statue of King Afonse III with a sceptre in his outstretched right hand.

Inscription(s)

D. AFONSO III
1210-1279

Signature

a. dvarte 1959

Sculptor

António Duarte Silva Santos (Caldas da Rainha 1912 - 1998) , Portuguese sculptor (Wikipedia).

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°0'47" - W 7°56'2") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptag033; Photograph: 8 September 2017
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