A short time later, in 1772, it appeared on the first map of the small settlement that was Porto Alegre in its early days, as Praça do Novo Lugar ("New Place Square").

Next to the Palace, the Casa da Junta, was erected in 1790, and between 1837 and 1839, next to the Mother Church, the first Capela do Divino Espírito Santo ("Chapel of the Divine Holy Spirit").

In that decade, the first sidewalks were built, and in the second half of the 19th century, after the turmoil caused by the Ragamuffin War,[5] when the city was besieged for ten years, other important buildings were constructed in its surroundings, such as the Palace of the Public Ministry, the headquarters of the Bailante Society, the first headquarters of the municipal government, the São Pedro Theater and its twin building (the headquarters of the Palace of Justice later destroyed in a fire), and the Junta Criminal ("Criminal Board").

The bronze monument, built during the administration of Governor Carlos Barbosa, was created by sculptor Décio Villares.

[5] The central figure of the governor is surrounded by personifications of virtues, such as Courage and Prudence, and of values and institutions, such as Education and Civism.