Entrada da Cidade
Sé · Funchal
seafront of Funchal, Madeira
Approximate location, from a feature named after it
The Entrada da Cidade was the seafront street in Funchal that served as the main entrance to the city for arrivals by sea. It was built around 1839 on the site of the former Porto da Saúde and renamed Avenida João Gonçalves Zarco in 1910. Its quay saw the 1894 cholera landing riot, and the first stone of the Zarco statue was blessed in front of it.
1Mentioned in
- Quay opposite the Entrance to the City — Seafront site in Funchal where the quay was built.
- Zarco (João Gonçalves) — The avenue extends it.
- Popular riots — Quay where the 1894 cholera landing riot occurred.
- Nursing Home — Site of the Casa de Saúde in Funchal.
- Quincentenary of the discovery of Madeira — Site in front of which the first stone of the Zarco statue was blessed.
- Saúde (street) — The later name of the former rua da Saúde.
2Chronology
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The council granted two sums of 100,000 réis to build a house for the standard-bearer next to the Casa de Saúde.
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A government order authorised the Funchal council to demolish the city gate at Saúde and widen the street.
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Funchal council resolved to build a stone quay at the Entrada da Cidade and the District Council authorised the expenditure; construction began but was never finished.
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Crowds in Funchal rioted to prevent passengers from cholera-stricken Lisbon landing from the steamer Funchal.