Why is the street in Porto called "31 January Street"?
On January 31, 1891, the first Republican speech against the monarchy . The society protested against the weakness of the crown, against the decisions of the government (for example obedience to the British who opposed the "pink card" - the junction of the Portuguese colonies on the African continent - Angola and Mozambique - by land) and for the preservation the status of a strong power . The struggle that dragged on for decades . Portugal was proclaimed by the republic only on October 5, 1910 . January 31 is marked as the day of the first of three uprisings of the Republican movement against the constitutional monarchy .
After the Republic was created in Portugal in memory of this uprising, St. Anthony's street was renamed to the street "January 31."
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