Article Nº 2880 Street, square or road Funchal Vol. III · p. 139
Pimenta de Aguiar (street)
Original title: Pimenta de Aguiar (Rua)
Funchal street linking Rua da Carreira with Rua das Cruzes, named in 1895 in honour of the poet Manuel Caetano Pimenta de Aguiar.
This is the public thoroughfare linking Rua da Carreira (‘track’), or Rua do Dr. Vieira, with Rua das Cruzes, or Rua de João Joaquim de Freitas. It received the name by which it is known, in honour of the poet Manuel Caetano Pimenta de Aguiar, at a session of the Municipal Council on 24 October 1895.
The Madeiran poet Manuel Caetano Pimenta de Aguiar lived opposite Rua da Bela Vista, in the building that today belongs to the heirs of Councillor (conselheiro, honorary title of the royal council) Manuel José Vieira (1921).
People mentioned
- João Joaquim de Freitas 1832–1910
- Manuel Caetano Pimenta de Aguiar 1765–1832
- Manuel José Vieira 1836–1912
- Vieira
Places mentioned