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Angra do Heroísmo
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António de Portugal, Prior do Crato

António of Portugal, Prior of Crato

Lisboa 1531 - paris 1595
Grandson of King Manuel I of Portugal and claimant of the Portuguese throne during the 1580 dynastic crisis; reigned as king for a few years on Terceira
(Wikipedia)

Francisco Coelho Maduro Dias
1940

Angra do Heroísmo / António de Portugal, Prior do Crato

Description

Stone bust on a basalt pedestal with the coats of arms of Portugal.

Inscription(s)

a
dom
antónio
prior
do
crato
a
terceira

mcmxl

Signature

fundição terceirense

Sculptor

Francisco Coelho Maduro Dias (Angra do Heroísmo 1904 - Angra do Heroísmo 1986), Azorean sculptor and painter (Wikipedia).

Locatie (N 38°39'23" - W 27°13'11") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptac113; Photograph: 27 June 2016
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