Zarco Monument
Avenida Manuel de Arriaga /Avenida Zarco, Funchal 9000, Madeira
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Inaugurated in 1934, the statue of João Gonçalves Zarco stands at the intersection of two of Funchal’s main streets. The work of sculptor Francisco Franco, it was commissioned to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the islands by Zarco. The base was designed by architect Cristino da Silva and depicts allegorical figures relating to the Discoveries. An earlier version of this statue won the gold medal in the Iberian-American Exhibition in Seville in 1929.
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