Place street/square Sé Funchal
Terreiro da Sé is a square in Funchal, Madeira, where a Tuesday fair was authorised in 1768. In 1821 it was chosen as the site for the Constitution monument and renamed Praça da Constituição.
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- Constitution of 1821 (The) — Square chosen for the Constitution monument, renamed Praça da Constituição in 1821.
- Fairs — Square where a Tuesday fair was authorised in 1768.
2Chronology
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The Funchal council ordered execution of a royal provision allowing a Tuesday public fair in the Terreiro da Sé.
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Funchal celebrated the first anniversary of the Constitution's proclamation with festivities, a thanksgiving sermon by Freitas Branco in the cathedral, and the laying by Governor D. Rodrigo António de Melo of the foundation stone of a constitutional monument in the Terreiro da Sé.