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Agüimes
Gran Canaria

Plaza de Nuestra Señora del Rosario

Mariquita de los Ángeles Sánchez Hernández

town character, selling candy to the children of Agüimes, among them the sculptor Paco Suárez Díaz

Paco Suárez Díaz
2002

Agüimes / Mariquita de los Ángeles Sánchez Hernández

Description

Bronze statue of a woman sitting on a bank having some candy in her open hand. Next to her is a little cart.

Inscription(s)

A Mariquita Dolores
Sánchez Hernández por
endulzarnos la infancia
a los niños y niñas de
Agüimes.

Agüimes, 20 de Enero 2.002

Annotation

Because of the Auto Sacramental de los Reyes Magos (Feast of Epiphany) the statue was not very well accessible and was a temporary fence placed against the statue.

Agüimes - Mariquita de los Ángeles Sánchez Hernández

Sculptor

Francisco Ramón 'Paco' Suárez Díaz, Spanish-Canarian sculptor from Agüimes, Gran Canaria (Website).

Sources & Information

Esculturas en Gran Canaria, Agüimes
La Estrella que nos guia, Esculturas de Agüimes.
Ayuntamiento de Agüimes, Patrimonio Cultural: Museo al aire libre.

Locatie (N 27°54'24" - W 15°26'48") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca049; Photograph: 5 January 2015
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