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Hermenegildo Capelo

Hermenegildo Capelo

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Main article Capelo and Ivens (the explorers) Describes the festive reception given in Funchal in September 1885 to the Portuguese naval officers and African explorers Hermenegildo Capelo and Roberto Ivens. Two streets beside the Jardim Municipal were later named after them.

Portuguese naval officer and African explorer who was given a festive reception in Funchal with Roberto Ivens in September 1885. A street beside the Jardim Municipal was later named after him. As an admiral he served with Aires de Ornelas on the commission on the Barotse boundary dispute with Britain.

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2Chronology

  1. The explorers Capelo and Ivens landed in Funchal on 12 September 1885 to a solemn reception, leaving for Lisbon on 14 September.

  2. The Funchal council named streets after the explorers Hermenegildo Capelo and Roberto Ivens following their passage through Madeira.

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  1. 1Lisbon
  2. 2São Lourenço Palace
  3. 3Africa
  4. 4Praça da Constituição
  5. 5Jardim Municipal do Funchal
  6. 6Funchal Club
  7. 7Funchal Commercial Association

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