Rajá Factory in Monsanto - Volume 6

This collection published by the Santa Casa da Misericórdia about its heritage of historical interest, in this case, industrial heritage, continues with the sixth volume dedicated to the Rajá Factory in Monsanto.

Today we write a part of the history of this brand – just a fraction of all it represented and marked, because memory fades over time, as does materiality. And we do this from the place, the industrial space, the origin point of the products that marked the days and experiences of Portuguese society in the 20th century. From the physical space, we inevitably move to the reading of memory, immaterial, but anchored in the objects and documents that persist in archives and collections, especially personal ones, in this case.

The appreciation of this industrial past, a fundamental element for the appreciation of work, innovation, and entrepreneurship, is still superficial in current times, even with the growth of studies in archaeology and industrial heritage in Portugal since the 1970s.

The objective that presides over this collection aims to enhance the heritage dimension through the ongoing dialogue between the author of the historical study and the architect responsible for the rehabilitation project, in a crossing of perspectives and complementary experiences that enrich both the reading of the past and the hypotheses of more suitable solutions for future functioning.

General Coordination: Maria Eduarda Napoleão
Editorial Coordination: Editorial Center | Culture Directorate of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa

Authors:
The Quinta dos Aciprestes. From the Reguengo
of Monsanto to the chocolate factory
João Miguel Simões

RAJÁ – a story made of innovation
and summer memories
Leonor Medeiros

The Monsanto Forest Park
Fernando Alves Louro

Space Monsanto. A new facility
in the city's lungs
Helena do Canto Lucas

Photography and Image:
Municipal Archive of Lisbon
National Archive of Torre do Tombo
Archive of Radio and Television of Portugal
Portuguese Association of Industrial Archaeology
National Library of Portugal
Blog “Days that Fly”
BLX - Municipal Hemeroteca of Lisbon
Cabral Moncada Leilões / Vasco Cunha Monteiro
Lisbon City Council
Fernando Louro Alves
Office of Olisiponense Studies
Leonor Medeiros
Martin Mihál
Museums and Monuments of Portugal, E. P. E. / Luísa Oliveira (
Nuno Almendra
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa / Communication Directorate / Production and Image Unit / Multimedia Core
Wikimedia Commons

Design: Silvadesigners
Typesetting: Cristina Cascais

Review: João Miguel Simões

Year of publication: September 2024
Publisher: Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa
ISBN: 9789899151598