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Huelva (prov.)

Calle de Frey Juan Pérez

Monumento de los hermanos Pinzón

Memorial for the Pinzón brothers

1910

Palos de la Frontera / Monumento de los hermanos Pinzón

Description

Memorial stone in the wall next to the church of San Jorge Martir.

Inscription(s)

A LOS PINZONES
INMORTALES HIJOS DE ESTA VILLA
CODESCUBRIDORES CON COLON
DEL NUEVO MUNDO
3 AGOSTO 1910 - EL PUEBLO DE PALOS.
Translation: To the Pinzóns, immortal sons of this town, co-disoverers with Columbus of the new world. 3 August 1910, the people of Palos.

Annotation

This is the oldest memorial I have found in Palos de la Frontera.

Locatie (N 37°13'49" - W 6°53'31") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esan022; Photograph: 9 March 2002

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