Largo da Sé
Sé · Funchal
Square in the parish of Sé, municipality of Funchal, Madeira
A square in Funchal where D. Guiomar's house stood, used by the council from 1802 and later as the jail. The Misericórdia's hospital was built there from 1686, a liberal monument's foundation stone was laid there in 1822, and constitutional documents were burned there.
1Mentioned in
- Gonçalves (Joaquim Melchior) — Square where he met the governor's patrol.
- Sé (parish) — Square beside the old gaol building.
- Misericórdias — Site where the Misericórdia's hospital was built from 1686.
- Prison — Square where the council house served as prison for nearly a century.
- Quincentenary of the discovery of Madeira — Illuminated square.
- Silva (Vicente Gomes da) — Square where Silva opened his bazaar.
- Bettencourt Pita (Nicolau Caetano) — Site of the planned liberal monument whose foundation stone was laid in 1822.
- Corpus Christi procession — Former site of the town hall in the demolished jail building.
- Burning of Constitutional documents — Square where the documents were burned.
- Town hall — Square with the house the council used from 1802, which later served as the district jail.
- Funchal Poorhouse — Site of the building holding the jail, to which the council planned to move.
- Guiomar (Belvedere of Dona) — Square where D. Guiomar's demolished house, later the prison, stood.
- Tolentino da Costa (Dr Fernando) — Square where the old gaol he had demolished stood.
- Capitão (street) — The other end of the stretch formerly named Rua do Capitão.
- Pico (Castle of São João do) — Site of the since-demolished building adapted as the jail.
2Chronology
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Land on the Terreiro da Sé in Funchal was leased for a new Misericórdia hospital.
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The Funchal council held its first session in its house on the Largo da Sé.
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The Senado da Câmara of Funchal took possession of the house on the Largo da Sé.
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The absolutist authorities destroyed the foundations of the liberal constitutional monument in Funchal and had its medal crushed and sold.
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At the request of the juiz do povo, Funchal council had all Constitutional government documents publicly burned in the Largo da Sé on 4 October.
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The fifth-centenary celebrations of the discovery of Madeira took place in Funchal, with the city illuminated until 3 January.