Place street/square Santa Maria Maior Funchal
Campo Almirante Reis
Santa Maria Maior · Funchal
Square in the parish of Santa Maria Maior, municipality of Funchal, Madeira
Approximate location, from a feature named after it
Campo Almirante Reis, formerly Campo D. Carlos, is a square in the parish of Santa Maria Maior, Funchal, which now takes in the former Campo das Loucas. Football matches were played there, including the first organised match, and it also hosted beach bathing establishments, cycling festivals and the 1901 exhibition in pavilions. The yacht Anfitrite was under construction there in 1921; the square was the planned venue for the Quincentenary equestrian and sports games and the eastern end of the planned seafront avenue.
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- Santa Maria Maior (parish) — Square within the parish.
- Sport — Square, formerly Campo D. Carlos, where football matches were played, including the first organised match.
- Sport — Beach bathing establishments and cycling festivals were held there.
- Industries — Yacht Anfitrite under construction there in 1921.
- Quincentenary of the discovery of Madeira — Planned venue for the equestrian and sports games.
- Exhibitions — Square where the 1901 exhibition was held in pavilions.
- Autonomous Board for the Funchal Harbour Works — Eastern end of the planned seafront avenue.
- Loucas (Campo das) — The present-day open space that now includes the former Campo das Loucas.