Lagos - Praça da República

The north side of the Praça da República is dominated by the narrow building of the Delegaçao da Alfândega (customs authority). Black African slaves were auctioned here in 1444; they were shackled to the iron posts while potential buyers examined them.

On the south side of the Praça da República stands the Igreja de Santa Maria, a church which can trace its origins back to the 14th C., but was rebuilt following the 1755 earthquake. Henry the Navigator was buried in the old church in 1460; later his remains were transferred to the Capela do Fundador in Batalha Abbey.