title: Liceu Velho
text: # Liceu Velho
  
  Liceu Velho is a building in the eastern part of the city centre of Mindelo, Cape Verde. It is situated on Praça Dr. Duarte Silva, between Avenida Fernando Ferreira Fortes and Rua Franz Fanon, east of the Palácio do Povo. Since 2008, it houses the art school M_EIA (Mindelo Escola Internacional de Arte), officially Instituto Universitário de Arte, Tecnologia e Cultura. It is also one of the locations of the School of Business and Governance (ENG) of the University of Cape Verde.
  
  ## History
  
  Constructed between 1859 and 1873, the building was intended to serve as military barracks, the Quartel Militar. It was a residence of the Portuguese colonial governor of Cape $Verde.^{:127}$ In 1921 the Liceu Nacional Infante Dom Henrique was installed in the building, making Mindelo the centre of education of Cape $Verde.^{:82}$ The school was closed in 1937, and reopened the same year as Liceu Gil Eanes. After 1968, when this school moved to a new building, it housed the Escola Preparatória Jorge $Barbosa.^{:127}$
  
  ## Notable students
  
  * Orlanda Amarílis, writer
  * Amílcar Cabral, independence activist
  