Santa Maria Street Explained

Santa Maria Street
Map Type:Portugal
Map Size:160px
Former Names:Rua da Infesta (upper section)
Part Of:Historic Centre of Guimarães
Type:Medieval street
Location:Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião, Guimarães, Portugal
Coordinates:41.4441°N -8.2928°W
Completion Date:Before the 12th century
Status:Preserved

The Santa Maria Street (Portuguese: Rua de Santa Maria) is a street of medieval origin in the historic centre of Guimarães, being for many centuries the most important street in Guimarães and home to some of its elite.

The street currently connects the Oliveira and the Santiago Square to the Carmo Square. It is already referred to by the name “Rua de Santa Maria” in documents that date to the 12th century, although its upper section was given the old name of Rua da Infesta (Infesta Street).[1]

Along its route there are various notable architectural and cultural testimonies of the past, such as “casas” (houses in English):

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rua de Santa Maria . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231211230600/https://www.cm-guimaraes.pt/conhecer/rotas-turisticas/poi-40/rua-de-santa-maria . 11 December 2023 . 11 December 2023 . www.cm-guimaraes.pt . pt-PT.
  2. Web site: Monumentos . 2023-12-11 . www.monumentos.gov.pt . en.
  3. https://em.guimaraes.pt/diretorio/geo_artigo/convento-de-santa-clara
  4. Web site: Convento de Santa Clara de Guimarães - Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo - DigitArq . 2023-12-12 . digitarq.arquivos.pt.
  5. Web site: Casa dos Carneiros / Biblioteca Raúl Brandão . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231105184725/http://www.monumentos.gov.pt/Site/APP_PagesUser/SIPA.aspx?id=17257 . 5 November 2023 . 3 March 2024 . www.monumentos.gov.pt.
  6. Web site: Monumentos . 2023-12-11 . www.monumentos.gov.pt . en.
  7. Web site: Casa do Leite . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240108211628/http://www.monumentos.gov.pt/site/app_pagesuser/SIPA.aspx?id=17259 . 8 January 2024 . 3 March 2024 . www.monumentos.gov.pt.
  8. Web site: Casa do Morgado da Índia / Centro de Acolhimento Temporário da Associação de Apoio à Criança . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240108152947/http://www.monumentos.gov.pt/site/app_pagesuser/SIPA.aspx?id=17263 . 8 January 2024 . 3 March 2024 . www.monumentos.gov.pt.
  9. https://files.dre.pt/2s/2006/11/216000000/2493524936.pdf
  10. https://www.patrimoniocultural.gov.pt/static/data/recursos/bibliotecas_e_arquivos/biografias/biografiadomariocardozo.pdf
  11. Web site: Casa dos Peixotos . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231211233918/http://www.monumentos.gov.pt/Site/APP_PagesUser/SIPA.aspx?id=30087 . 11 December 2023 . 3 March 2024 . www.monumentos.gov.pt.
  12. Web site: Casa dos Valadares de Carvalho . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231211233911/http://www.monumentos.gov.pt/Site/APP_PagesUser/SIPA.aspx?id=27739 . 11 December 2023 . 3 March 2024 . www.monumentos.gov.pt.
  13. Web site: AAELG - Velhos Nicolinos - . 2023-12-20 . www.nicolinos.pt.
  14. Web site: AAELG - Velhos Nicolinos - . 2023-12-20 . www.nicolinos.pt.
  15. Web site: Geral . Nicolinas: «Pregão» realiza-se esta terça-feira em Guimarães . 2023-12-20 . GUIMARAESDIGITAL.COM . pt-pt.