Infante Dom Henrique - Bensafrim, Portugal
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Torgut
N 37° 09.332 W 008° 44.001
29S E 523677 N 4112159
This is a reference to the stay in the village of one of the main Portuguese historical characters, Infante D. Henrique, the navigator
Waymark Code: WM13D3R
Location: Faro, Portugal
Date Posted: 11/12/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member coisos
Views: 1

In Bensafrim, a village in western Algarve, the southernmost region of Portugal, a plaque about Infante D. Henrique, the navigator, can be seen.

Accordingly to it, this important historical character spent some time in the village back in 1458.

The historical marker was placed in the 600th year of his birth, on the 4th March 1995.

Em Bensafrim
Esteve o Infante D. Henrique
No ano de 1458
Câmara Municipal de Lagos
Junta de Freguesia de Bensafrim
Comissão Municipal dos Descobrimentos
Recordam esse evento nas comemorações dos 600 anos do seu nascimento
4 de Março de 1995
Related Website: [Web Link]

Subject: Civil

Type: Wall mounted

Languages Available:

Portuguese


Visit Instructions:
[PT]
- Por favor forneça pelo menos uma foto tirada durante a sua visita.
- Por favor escreva um pouco sobre a sua visita. Achou a placa útil e informativa?

[ENG]
- Please provide at least a photo you have taken during your visit.
- And please write a little about your visit. In your opinion is the Historical Marker useful and informative?
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