Norton de Matos (General)
Records the brief call at Funchal on 3 April 1921 of General Norton de Matos, High Commissioner of the Republic in Angola, and the official reception given to him.
General Norton de Matos, High Commissioner (alto comissário) of the Republic in Angola, called at Funchal on 3 April 1921 aboard the Moçambique. He was greeted on board by the civil governor, the military commander, the secretary-general, etc. After landing he joined the procession of the Unknown Soldier, and then travelled by special train to Terreiro da Luta (‘ground of the fight’), where the deputy Captain Américo Olavo de Azevedo gave a luncheon in his honour, attended also by the civil governor and others.
The return journey was made in Monte sledges (carros do Monte), and the industrialist Henrique Hinton offered tea to all the guests at his residence. The general re-embarked at about half past four, when military honours were paid to General Norton de Matos by an infantry detachment under the command of a captain (1921).
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- Funchal
Port where the general called in 1921.
The capital of the archipelago and seat of the principal captaincy, where settlement began; it was made a vila c.1451–52. Its bay, the widest in the archipelago, lies between Ponta do Garajau and Ponta da Cruz and offers sheltered anchorage, though its harbour had never been studied oceanographically. The Elucidário discusses it as a health resort with climate data and records the January 1906 disturbances, the Danish prince's visit in May 1846 and recent volcanic cones in the area.
- Terreiro da Luta
Funchal. Site reached by special train where the lunch was held.
The Terreiro da Luta is a scenic site in Monte parish at 850 m, where legend places an apparition of the Virgin. From 1912 it was the terminus of the Monte railway, with a restaurant, and official lunches for distinguished visitors were held there. It has a bronze statue of Zarco and the monument to Nossa Senhora da Paz, inaugurated in 1927.
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Portuguese general and High Commissioner in Angola who passed through Funchal on 3 April 1921 aboard the Moçambique.
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Deputy and army captain who hosted a lunch for Norton de Matos at Terreiro da Luta in 1921.
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Funchal industrialist who offered tea at his residence to Norton de Matos's party in 1921.