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Praça José Fontana
(Jardim de Henrique Lopes de Mendonça)

Henrique Lopes de Mendonça

Lisboa 1856 - Lisboa 1931
Portuguese poet, playwright, novelist, novella and short story writer, and naval officer
(Wikipedia)

Vasco Lopes de Mendonça
1970

Description

Monument with a bronze portrait.

Inscription(s)

jardim de

HENRIQUE LOPES DE MENDONÇA
1836-1931
capitão de mar e guerra
poeta, dramaturgo e historiador
figura literária de grande relevo
autor dos versos de "a portuguesa"
hino nacional

Park of

HENRIQUE LOPES DE MENDONÇA
1836-1931

Captain of Sea and War
Poet, playwright and historian
Literary figure of great relief
Author of the lyrics of "A Portuguesa"
the national anthem

Sculptor

Vasco Lopes de Mendonça (1883-1963), Portuguese military engineer, ceramist and caricaturist, son of Henrique Lopes de Mendonça.

Sources & Information

Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, Arte Pública.

Locatie (N 38°43'49" - W 9°8'39") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptli082; Photograph: 30 August 2017
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