Liceu Velho
Former namesQuartel Militar,
Liceu Nacional Infante D. Henrique,
Liceu Gil Eanes,
Escola Jorge Barbosa
General information
LocationMindelo, Cape Verde
Coordinates16°53′10″N 24°59′09″W / 16.8861°N 24.9859°W / 16.8861; -24.9859
Current tenantsMindelo Escola Internacional de Arte
Construction started1859
Completed1873
Website
meia.edu.cv

Liceu Velho is a building in the eastern part of the city centre of Mindelo, Cape Verde. It is situated on Praça Dr. Duarte Silva,[1] between Avenida Fernando Ferreira Fortes and Rua Franz Fanon, east of the Palácio do Povo. Since 2008, it houses the art school M_EIA (Mindelo Escola Internacional de Arte), officially Instituto Universitário de Arte, Tecnologia e Cultura.[2] It is also one of the locations of the School of Business and Governance (ENG) of the University of Cape Verde.[3]

History

Constructed between 1859 and 1873, the building was intended to serve as military barracks, the Quartel Militar.[4] It was a residence of the Portuguese colonial governor of Cape Verde.[5]: 127  In 1921 the Liceu Nacional Infante Dom Henrique was installed in the building, making Mindelo the centre of education of Cape Verde.[5]: 82  The school was closed in 1937, and reopened the same year as Liceu Gil Eanes.[4] After 1968, when this school moved to a new building, it housed the Escola Preparatória Jorge Barbosa.[5]: 127 

Notable students

See also

References

  1. ↑ Revitalização como mecánismo de protecção do património arquitectónico: uma proposta para Mindelo, Valdemar Jorge de Almeida Fortes Martins, 2014, p. 30-31
  2. ↑ Acerca do M_EIA, Mindelo Escola Internacional de Arte (in Portuguese)
  3. ↑ ENG, Uni-CV
  4. 1 2 Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município de S. Vicente, Direcção Geral do Turismo, p. 53-54
  5. 1 2 3 Génese e desenvolvimento da cidade do Mindelo: a preservação de uma identidade, Fred Yanick Fonseca Delgado
  6. ↑ Araújo Pessôa, Valdenir. Literaturas Africanas de Expressão Portuguesa (in Portuguese). p. 105.
  7. ↑ Andrade Silva, Luiz. Crónicas da Terra Longe (in Portuguese). p. 322.

16°53′11″N 24°59′10″W / 16.8864°N 24.9862°W / 16.8864; -24.9862

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