At a time when the history of public spaces has become a challenge to official historiographies, this presentation, centered on the city of Maputo, Mozambique, examines the political projects that have spurred the decolonization of the urban landscape. Based on the analysis of changes in toponymy and public monuments in the last four decades, this article seeks to reflect on the politics of memory and representation: the ways in which a particular version of a historical event and its agents is celebrated and maintained for posterity. In this context, several questions arise: since the streets are a public space, who owns the 'heritage' that is being commemorated? Who evokes this 'heritage' as synonymous with a national community? What historical silencing are taking place? How can changes in historical or political processes transform the ways in which we experience history in public spaces? 在公共空间的历史已经成为对官方历史学的挑战时，这个演讲以莫桑比克的马普托市为中心，研究了激发对城市景观去殖民化的政治项目。基于对过去四十年来地名和公共纪念碑变化的分析，本文试图反思记忆和代表的政治：一个历史事件的特定版本及其代表被赞誉并为后人所保留的方式。在此背景下，出现了几个问题：由于街道是一个公共空间，谁拥有正在被纪念的“遗产”？谁将这种“遗产”作为民族社群的同义词来唤起？正在发生的历史沉默是什么？历史或政治进程的变化如何能改变我们在公共空间体验历史的方式？ Maria Paula Meneses is coordinating researcher at the Center for Social Studies (CES) at the University of Coimbra. Mozambican, completed her secondary education in Maputo. She obtained his master's degree in history from the University of St. Petersburg (Russia) and a doctorate in anthropology from Rutgers University (USA). She started her scientific career at Eduardo Mondlane University (Maputo) in 1989, and in 2004 she moved as a researcher to CES, where she teaches in several doctoral programs, and is coordinator of the doctoral program in "Post-colonialisms and Global Citizenship ". Her research interests focus on post-colonial debates in the African context, legal pluralism, the role of official history, memory and other narratives of belonging in contemporary identity processes. As a researcher, she has participated in numerous research projects and is currently conducting research on affective relationships during the nationalist war in Mozambique. She has published several books and articles, including “Knowledges born in the struggle” (Routledge, with Boaventura de Sousa Santos), and “Mozambique on the Move; challenges and reflection” (Brill, with Sheila Khan and Bjorn Bertelsen). His work is published in several countries, including Mozambique, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Senegal, United States, Argentina, Mexico, England, Germany and Colombia. Maria Paula Meneses是科英布拉大学社会研究中心的助理研究员。莫桑比克人，在马普托完成了中学教育。她在圣彼得堡大学（俄罗斯）获得历史学硕士学位和罗格斯大学（美国）人类学博士学位。她于1989 年在爱德华多蒙德拉内大学（马普托）开始了她的科研生涯，并于2004 年成为科英布拉大学社会研究中心的研究员，在那里她教授多个博士项目，并担任“后殖民主义和全球公民”博士项目的协调员。 她的研究兴趣集中在非洲背景下的后殖民主义辩论、法律多元化、官方历史的作用、记忆和其他属于当代身份进程的叙事。作为研究人员，她参与了多项研究项目，目前正在对莫桑比克民族主义战争期间的情感交流进行研究。 她出版了数本书和文章，包括《在斗争中诞生的知识》（Routledge，与 Boaventura de Sousa Santos合著）和《行动中的莫桑比克：挑战与反思》（Brill，与Sheila Khan和 Bjorn Bertelsen合著）。她的作品在多个国家出版，包括莫桑比克、西班牙、葡萄牙、巴西、塞内加尔、美国、阿根廷、墨西哥、英国、德国和哥伦比亚。 BABEL’s mission is to generate research and learning opportunities in the fields of contemporary art, architecture and environment. BABEL is conceived as a museum without walls and aims to work between cultures and across disciplines. To achieve its goals, BABEL establishes regional and international partnerships with institutions of recognized educational and cultural merit. Therefore a spirit of collaboration, and the creation of fruitful synergies, is essential to the fulfillment of BABEL mission. https://www.facebook.com/Babel.nonprofit https://stolen-objects-stories.com/ https://www.instagram.com/babel_cultural_organization/