Terreiro da Luta
Monte · Funchal
Sítio in the parish of Monte, municipality of Funchal, Madeira
The Terreiro da Luta is a scenic site in Monte parish at 850 m, where legend places an apparition of the Virgin. From 1912 it was the terminus of the Monte railway, with a restaurant, and official lunches for distinguished visitors were held there. It has a bronze statue of Zarco and the monument to Nossa Senhora da Paz, inaugurated in 1927.
1Mentioned in
- Gonçalves (Commander Manuel) — Terminus of the railway extension, where he built a restaurant.
- Tuna of the University of Coimbra — Venue of a lunch for the tuna.
- Nossa Senhora do Monte (parish) — Site of the legendary apparition and railway terminus.
- Norton de Matos (General) — Site reached by special train where the lunch was held.
- Monte Railway — Terminus from 1912, at 850 m, with the company restaurant.
- Tenerife visitors — Site of a lunch offered to the visitors on 3 January 1923.
- Madeira (island) — Upper terminus of the rack railway.
- Smuts (General Jan Christaan) — Visited by Smuts.
- Monument to Our Lady of Peace — Site of the monument, where the Virgin is traditionally believed to have appeared.
- Terreiro da Luta — Subject of the entry.
- Mangin (General) — Site of a luncheon given by the military commander.
- Zarco (João Gonçalves) — Site of a bronze Zargo statue.
- Teck (Prince and Princess of) — Upland spot where the royal couple took a light meal.
- Madeira (landscape) — Viewpoint recommended.
- Our Lady of Peace (chapel) — Cross-referenced entry related to the chapel.
- Franco de Sousa (Francisco) — Site of Franco's bronze monument to the discoverer of Madeira.
- President of the Republic — Viewpoint reached by train.
2Chronology
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The Monte railway company decided to extend the line to Terreiro da Luta.
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The Monte railway extension to Terreiro da Luta and its restaurant were inaugurated.
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General Mangin visited Funchal aboard the cruiser Jules Michelet, which left for France with the remains of the Surprise sailors after a procession from the Angústias cemetery.
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The foundation stone of the monument to Our Lady of Peace (Nossa Senhora do Monte) was laid at the Terreiro da Luta, Monte.