page_title: Fountain of São João (Melgaço)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Fountain of São João (Melgaço) / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Relief of Baptism of Christ St John the Baptist fountain, Melgaço, Portugal
context_page_description: The Fountain of São João is a fountain located in the civil parish of, municipality of Melgaço, in the northern Portugal.
context_section_description: The fountain dates to 1780, with the payment for the construction funded by Dr. João Pedro de Sá, the juiz de fora for the town of Melgaço, who lived in the locality of Assadura. He was supported with donations from the nobility of the town of Melgaço.  
  In 1903, the fountain was transferred to the Praça da República in the municipality. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Praça da Repúblic was already punctuated with trees; the fountain was located in the area opposite the castle and old Conde de Ferreira Primary School. 
  In May 1970, a ministerial dispatch approved the study into moving the fountain from eastern part of the Praça da República to the northeast corner of the square. From a document to the director of the Fine Arts School (in 1971), the DGEMN referred to the move of the fountain to the new location, be referred to the, then, uncompleted treatment of joints and connection to the public water system. The project presupposed a garden and landscaping of the space, limited to the corners and public access pavement. Finding that the location of the staircase would create difficulties, the DGEMN decided to solicit the municipal government technicians in order to conclude the project.
caption: Sculpture of the baptizing of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist
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