São Lourenço Palace
Palácio de São Lourenço
Sé · Funchal
building in the parish of Sé, municipality of Funchal, Madeira
The Palácio de São Lourenço, the governors' palace-fortress in Funchal, was the scene of beija-mão ceremonies, receptions, balls and dinners, and of the 1861 exhibition. The Elucidário records a great fire there in 1699, a natural history museum in 1850, and an attempt by soldiers to enter it in 1829. The Teatro Grande stood opposite it.
1Mentioned in
- Public rejoicing — Governor's palace where the beija-mão ceremonies were held.
- Capelo and Ivens (the explorers) — Site of the organising meeting and of the solemn reception for the explorers.
- Historical dates — Great fire 1699; natural history museum 1850.
- Mangin (General) — Palace-fortress where the general was received and dined.
- Exhibition medals — Venue of the 1861 exhibition and its prize-giving.
- Arbour Day — Starting point of the procession.
- Ribeiro Seco (bridge) — Governor's residence from which the suicide victim was barred.
- Tuna of the University of Coimbra — Palace where a ball was held in honour of the tuna.
- Lemos (Colonel José António de Azevedo) — Governor's residence where Lemos insulted Governor Monteiro.
- Dibblee (Harrison) — Palace where a dinner honoured Dibblee and where he resided.
- Teatro Grande — The theatre stood opposite this governors' palace and fortress.
- Popular riots — Government palace that soldiers tried to enter in 1829.
- Ega (Count of) — The count was baptised in its chapel.
- Luís (Infante Dom) — Where D. Luís held his farewell reception.
- Albuquerque (Major Joaquim Mousinho de) — Venue of a dinner in his honour.
- Leopoldina (Archduchess) — Where Leopoldina stayed during her visit.
- Farrobo (Joaquim Pedro Quintela, 2nd Count of) — Where the counts gave celebrated parties.
- Infant Asylum — First provisional home of the asylum.
- Banks — Site of the 1873 meeting on the Misericórdia's proposed bank.
- Music — Venue of charity concerts in 1866.
- Sarraut (Alberto) — Where Sarraut was received by the civil governor.
- Macedo (Dom Álvaro da Costa de Sousa) — Governors' palace whose entrance the theatre was said to disfigure.
- Governing Junta of Madeira in 1847 — Where government was handed back to Silvestre Ribeiro.
- Lyceum — The lyceum briefly used rooms here in 1880.
- Porto do Moniz (parish) — Holds the fort's inscribed stone.
- Proclamations of constitutional government — Governor's fortress-palace where the flag was raised and the five citizens made their demand.
- President of the Republic — Where the President was received and lunched.
- Society for the Support of Primary Education — Venue of the society's founding assembly in 1858.
- Funchal Society of Friends of the Sciences and Arts — Where the society was founded.
- Natural History Museum — Rooms here housed Silvestre Ribeiro's first museum.
- National monuments — Classified as a national monument.
- Visit of the King and Queen of Portugal — Used as royal palace during the visit.
- Funchal Students’ Association — Where the society was inaugurated.
- Ribeiro (Councillor José Silvestre) — Palace where his only son drowned in the garden tank.
- Exhibitions — Venue of the 1854 and 1861 agricultural exhibitions.
- Aviation — Palace where the aviators stayed and were received.
- Occupation of Madeira by British troops — Governor's residence reoccupied by Pedro Fagundes in 1808.
- Fortress of São Lourenço — Palace formed by public buildings within the fortress.
- Saúde (street) — Part of its grounds was used for the 1838 works on the street.
- Old Natural History Cabinet — Some of its rooms were set aside to house the natural history cabinet.
2Chronology
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Aires José Maria de Saldanha, 2nd Count of Ega, son of the governor, was born in Funchal and baptised on 27 May in the chapel of the São Lourenço palace.
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Governor Pedro Fagundes resumed office at the end of April 1808.
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Councillors were summoned to a beija-mão at the Palácio de São Lourenço for Queen Maria I's birthday.
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The orphan asylum (Asilo da Infância) opened in the São Lourenço palace in mid-December 1834.
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Organisation of the natural history cabinet began in the Palácio de São Lourenço.
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An agricultural exhibition promoted by João Maria Moniz was held at the São Lourenço palace in Funchal.
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A meeting at the Palácio de São Lourenço, attended by Infante D. Luís, laid the foundations of the Sociedade Auxiliadora da Instrução Primária.
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The first exhibition of the Sociedade Agrícola da Madeira, the most brilliant held in Funchal, took place at the São Lourenço palace.
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Charity concerts featuring Júlia de França Neto were held at the São Lourenço palace in Funchal.
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The Diário do Governo published a list of national monuments and properties of public interest including Madeiran buildings such as the Casa de Dona Mécia.