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Luís de Bettencourt Miranda

Luís de Bettencourt Miranda

1856–1921

municipal council secretary · civil servant · writer · philanthropist

Official and later secretary of the Funchal municipal council for over 30 years, who coordinated the 1912 Código de Posturas and was chief promoter of the Capela-Monumento at the Babosas, erected in 1906. He co-authored A Antoneida, and the Caminho de Luís Miranda is named after him.

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2Chronology

  1. A Funchal road bore the name Caminho de Luís Miranda.

  2. The Funchal municipal council published the Código de Posturas, coordinated by Luís Bettencourt Miranda.

3Places mentioned

Map: Madeira (14)
  1. 1Chapel of the Immaculate Conception
  2. 2Câmara de Lobos
  3. 3Santa Cruz
  4. 4Funchal Cathedral (the Sé)
  5. 5Monte
  6. 6Ribeira Brava
  7. 7Santa Maria Maior
  8. 8Campanário
  9. 9Arco da Calheta
  10. 10Ponta Delgada
  11. 11São Roque
  12. 12São Pedro
  13. 13Estreito da Calheta
  14. 14Madalena do Mar

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