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Homenaje a la Ciudad de Telde

Tribute to the Town of Telde

Luis Arencibia Betancort
Wenceslao Arte S.I. (La Torre De Esteban Hambran)
2002

Description

Large bronze relief showing on the left side the Faycán of Telde, in the center the three churches of Telde San Gregorio, San Juan and San Francisco, and on the right side some factories and a sailing vessel. On the top left of the relief is a sculpture of a cat.

Telde - Homenaje a la Ciudad de Telde

Signature

LAB
fund. wenceslao arte sl | 45920

Annotation

Unveiled 3 December 2002 as one of the activities of the celebration of the 650th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Town of Telde.

Sculptor

Luis Arencibia Betancort (Telde 1946), Spanish-Canarian sculptor, son of José Arencibia Gil. (Blogspot – Biography).

Sources & Information

La Estrella que nos guia, Telde.
TeldeActualidad, 24 June 2008, El núcleo histórico de San Juan atesora gran parte de las esculturas figurativas y monumentales de Telde.

Location (N 28°0'12" - W 15°24'53")

Item Code: esca257; Photograph: 10 January 2015
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