As a prominent military commander and a high-ranking figure within the Grande Oriente Lusitano, Freire de Andrade embodied the ideological shifts that challenged absolute royal power.

His tragic arrest and execution in 1817 under accusations of conspiracy sent shockwaves through the country, turning him into a lasting symbol of liberty and martyrdom for the liberal movement. The monument serves as a physical anchor to this dramatic chapter, reminding passersby of the severe costs borne by those who opposed the regime of the time.

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With a checkered board beneath him and a symbolic angle behind him. It comes as no surprise to those familiar with freemasonic symbology that this statue was provided by the Grand Lodge of Lisbon.