D. Carlos I Statue - Cascais, Portugal
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RuiJSDuarte
N 38° 41.706 W 009° 25.158
29S E 463536 N 4283025
D. Carlos had a personal interest in deep-sea and maritime exploration, publishing an account of his own studies in this area.
Waymark Code: WMD9DG
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 12/09/2011
Views: 14
The Bronze Statue of the King is represented on board the yacht "Amelia".
It is dressed with navy clothe and is grabbing binoculars.
The statue is positioned so he is Watching the Cascais Bay.
Carlos was born in Lisbon, Portugal, the son of King Luís and Queen Maria Pia of Savoy, daughter of Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy. He had a brother, Infante Afonso, Duke of Porto. He was baptised with the names Carlos Fernando Luís Maria Víctor Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Xavier Francisco de Assis José Simão.
He had an intense education and was prepared to rule as a constitutional monarch. In 1883 he traveled to Italy, England, France and Germany where he increased his knowledge of the modern civilization of his time. In 1883, 1886 and 1888 he ruled as regent as his father was traveling in Europe, as it became tradition among the Portuguese constitutional kings. His father Luis I advised him to be modest and to study with focus.
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Date dedicated: 02/01/2008
Sponsor(s): Municipio de Cascais
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
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