Historedia
Person

Afonso Pena

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1893–1897

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Afonso Pena, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Belo Horizonte created and incorporated in Brazil

    1893–1897

    Role: Minas Gerais governor

    1. 1893 · Curral Del ReySite Selection

      Governor Afonso Pena selected Curral Del Rey as the location for the new capital due to climatic and topographic conditions.

    2. 1897 · Cidade de MinasInauguration

      Cidade de Minas was inaugurated in 1897 with many unfinished buildings due to government deadlines.

    3. Unknown · Downtown street plan areaStreet Plan Design

      Urbanist Aarão Reis designed a symmetrical array of streets named after Brazilian states and indigenous tribes.

Sources

  1. Belo Horizonte Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07