Quartel Jaime Mota Explained

Location:	Av. Andrade Corvo, Praia, Cape Verde
Built:	1826
Pushpin Map:	Cape Verde
Pushpin Map Caption:	Cape Verde
Pushpin Label:	Quartel Jaime Mota
Coordinates:	14.9162°N -23.5088°W

Quartel Jaime Mota is a historical building in the historic city centre (Plateau) of Praia, Cape Verde. It is situated at the southern end of Avenida Andrade Corvo, near the Presidential Palace of Cape Verde. It was built between 1823 and 1826 as a military barracks. The present structure in Neo-Manueline style dates from 1872, and was further expanded and modified in the late 19th and early 20th century.^[1] After independence, it was named after Jaime Mota, a Cape Verdean militant of PAIGC who was killed in Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau).^[2]

In 2012 it was decided that the building will be restored and house both a military museum and services of the Ministry of Defence.^[3] The Angolan Minister of Defence has agreed to cooperate in the rehabilitation works.^[4]

See also

• List of museums in Cape Verde
• List of buildings and structures in Santiago, Cape Verde

Notes and References

1. http://hdl.handle.net/11328/594 Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia
2. Web site: Cabo Verde : a policia militar. 3 December 2009. Operacional. pt. Cape Verde: Its Military Police.
3. Web site: Jaime Mota albergará o futuro Ministério da Defesa Nacional e o Museu Militar. Jaime Mota to be Used as a Future National Ministry of Defence and a Military Museum. Cape Verdean National Ministry of Defence. pt. 9 November 2012.
4. http://pt.rfi.fr/africa/20131203-cabo-verde-e-angola-assinam-acordo-de-cooperacao-na-area-da-defesa Cabo Verde e Angola assinam acordo de cooperação na área da defesa