Dr. Gabriel de Medeiros Galvão - São Brás de Alportel, Portugal
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N 37° 09.340 W 007° 53.241
29S E 598798 N 4112720
This bust is a homage to a notorious doctor who lived and worked in the small town of São Brás de Alportel, in Southern Portugal.
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Location: Faro, Portugal
Date Posted: 06/05/2014
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The memorial is a bronze bust, about life-size scale, standing on the top of a tall stone plinth where a plaque with the following text can be read:
"Dr. Gabriel de Medeiros Galvão
(17/10/1907 - 13/4/1993)
A homenagem de São Brás de Alportel ao médico talentoso que durante 40 anos dirigiu o antigo Sanatório Vasconcelos Porto.
Um Homem de coração generoso que escolheu esta terra para viver. E que nobre e abnegadamente, dedicou às suas gentes toda a perícia, engenho e saber.
10 de Junho de 2013"
Notice it was inaugurated in the main national holiday: the 10th of June is the Day of Portugal.
The following link is an article about the inauguration of the memorial which includes an extended biography of the man:
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