Liceu Velho

Building in Mindelo, Cape Verde

Liceu Velho

Former names| Quartel Militar,
Liceu Nacional Infante D. Henrique,
Liceu Gil Eanes,
Escola Jorge Barbosa
General information
Location| Mindelo, Cape Verde
Coordinates| 16°53′10″N 24°59′09″W﻿ / ﻿16.8861°N 24.9859°W﻿ / 16.8861; -24.9859
Current tenants| Mindelo Escola Internacional de Arte
Construction started| 1859
Completed| 1873
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]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Notable students
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## History[edit]

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[edit]

* Orlanda Amarílis, writer[6]
* Amílcar Cabral, independence activist[7]

## See also[edit]

* Education in Cape Verde
* List of buildings and structures in São Vicente, Cape Verde

## References[edit]

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. ^ a b Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município de S. Vicente, Direcção Geral do Turismo, p. 53-54
5. ^ a b c 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.

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City of Mindelo

Neighbourhoods|

* Alto Miramar
* Chã de Alecrim
* City Center/Morada
* Fonte Cónego
* Fortinho/Escola Técnica
* Matiota
* Ribeira Bote

Streets and squares|

* Avenida Marginal
* Rua Libertadores de África
* Praça Amílcar Cabral

Education|

* University of Cape Verde
* Liceu Velho
* Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde
* University of Mindelo
* Liceu Ludgero Lima

Landmarks|

* Centro Nacional de Artesanato e Design
* Farol de D. Luis
* Mindelo Cathedral
* Paços do Concelho
* Palácio do Povo
* Fortim d'El-Rei

Media|

* Artiletra
* Jornal o Cidadão
* RCV
* Terra Nova
* Claridade
* Rádio Clube do Mindelo
* Rádio Barlavento

* Cape Verde
* Barlavento
* São Vicente
* Mindelo

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