Article Nº 1813 Street, square or road Funchal Vol. II · p. 248
Hortas (street)
Original title: Hortas (Rua das)
Funchal street in Santa Luzia parish, renamed Rua do Alferes Veiga Pestana in 1919 after an ensign killed in France in 1918.
Abroad
It is now (1921) called Rua do Alferes Veiga Pestana, following a resolution passed by the Council on 10 April 1919. It links Rua do Carmo (‘Carmel’) with the avenues of Pedro José de Ornelas and Elias Garcia, in the parish (freguesia) of Santa Luzia (‘St Lucy’).
Second Lieutenant João Paulo da Veiga Pestana died in France, in the battle of 9 April 1918.
People mentioned
- Elias Garcia
- João Paulo da Veiga Pestana 1895–1918
- Pedro José de Ornelas 1818–1878
Places mentioned