Art and politics in the former "Portuguese Colonial Empire". The monument to Mouzinho de Albuquerque in Lourenço Marques

In 1940, a monument to Mouzinho de Albuquerque is inaugurated in the former capital of the Portuguese Colony of Mozambique, Lourenço Marques. The result of a lenghty commissioning process, this homage to one of the main heroes of the colonial pantheon becomes a center-piece in the many political rit...

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Main Author: Verheij, Gerbert
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: International Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art (RIHA) 2013-01-01
Series:RIHA Journal
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Online Access:http://www.riha-journal.org/articles/2013/2013-jan-mar/verheij-mouzinho-monument-marques