Square · 1886 / 18th c.
Restorers Square and Foz Palace
Praça dos Restauradores / Palácio Foz
The 1886 obelisk honours 1 December 1640, when Portugal threw off 60 years of Spanish rule.
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Restoration of independence 1 December 1640
End of 60 years of Spanish rule; conspirators met at the Almada (Independence) Palace.
The Restoration obelisk 1886
The 1886 obelisk honours 1 December 1640, when Portugal threw off 60 years of Spanish rule.
Classified as IIP 1971
Officially protected - IIP 'Palácio Foz' (the square and obelisk not separately classified) by Decreto n.º 516/71.