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Marquês de Sá da BandeiraMarquis of Sá da BandeiraBernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo Santarém 1795 - Lisboa 1876Portuguese nobleman and politician; Prime Minister for five times. The most prominent Portuguese defender of the abolition of slavery in Portugal and its domains (Wikipedia) |
Giovanni Ciniselli
1884 |
Bronze statue of the Marquis of Sá da Bandeira in uniform, holding a banner with the word LIBERTAS (Freedom). He is accompanied by a genius (boy) holding a torch, representing the light that emanates from freedom. On the front of the pedestal sits a woman - representing Africa - and a child. The child has a laurel wreath and mother points out for whom this laurel wreath is meant because he worked for the abolition of slavery. At the back of the pedestal sits History writing down the Marques' deeds. At the sides of the pedestal are two sleeping lions, below these lions are the dates 1814 and 1832 (referring to the reliefs).
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On the sides of the pedestal are two marble reliefs:
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