Article Nº 3109 Street, square or road Funchal Vol. III · p. 308
Real (square)
Original title: Real (Praça)
Name given under D. Miguel to Funchal's Praça da Constituição, now part of Avenida Dr. Manuel de Arriaga, where troops paraded on feast days.
This was the name given, during the reign of Miguel I, to the Praça da Constituição or public promenade (passeio público), which now forms part of Avenida do Dr. Manuel de Arriaga.
It was in the Praça Real (‘royal’) that the troops assembled on parade on feast days and at the ceremonies held during the time of the usurpation.
People mentioned
- Manuel de Arriaga 1841–1917
- Miguel I
Places mentioned