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Monumento a Jaime Company Escandell

Monument for Jaime Company Escandell

Sergio Rivero García & Iván de Armas Rodríguez
2013

Arucas / Monumento a Jaime Company Escandell

Description

Monument with a relief of a air balloon with basket.

Inscription(s)

La Ciudad de Arucas
en el
AÑO DEL CENTENARIO
DE LA AVIACIÓN
EN CANARIAS,
a
Jaime Company Escandell,
el más significativo aerostero
de Canarias,
que el 23 de agosto de 1896,
él mismo y componentes
de su equipo, se elevaron en globo
en este lugar.
14 de septiembre de 2013

The City of Arucas
in the
centennial year
of the aviation
in the Canary islands
to
Jaime Company Escandell,
the most significant balloonist
of the Canary islands,
who, on 23 August 1896,
himself and his
companions, rose a balloon
here.
14 September 2013

Sculptors

Iván de Armas Rodríguez, Spanish stone sculptor of Arucas.
Sergio Rivero García, Spanish stone sculptor from Arucas.

Sources & Information

InfoNorteDigital, Arucas rinde homenaje a la figura del aerostero Jaime Company Escandell.

Location (N 28°7'9" - W 15°31'30")

Item Code: esca214; Photograph: 9 January 2015
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