Place street/square Funchal

Rua Hermenegildo Capelo

Funchal

Funchal, Madeira

Exact site unknown; shown at the municipality

Rua Hermenegildo Capelo is a street in Funchal laid out over the grounds of the former Convento de São Francisco. It was formerly called Rua dos Frades and Rua do Mercado de S. João.

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St Francis in Funchal (convent) — Street laid out over the convent grounds.
Hermenegildo Capelo (street) — The street itself, under its earlier names Rua dos Frades and Rua do Mercado de S. João.

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1814
A street (now Rua Hermenegildo Capelo) was opened through the Franciscan convent grounds in Funchal despite the friars' opposition.
1885
The Funchal council named streets after the explorers Hermenegildo Capelo and Roberto Ivens following their passage through Madeira.

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