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Alonso de Nava-Grimón, Marqués de Villanueva del Prado

Alonso de Nava y Grimón y Benítez de Lugo
La Laguna 1757 - 1832
President of the supreme council of the Canary Islands; Founder and first director of the Jardón de Aclimatación de La Orotava (Botanical Garden) of Puerto de la Cruz
(Wikipedia)

Enrique Cejas Zaldívar
1961

Puerto de la Cruz / Alonso de Nava-Grimón, Marqués de Villanueva del Prado

Description

Stone bust on a plinth, in front of a fountain with a large relief, showing five women amidst tropical plants.

Inscription(s)

A
d. alonso de nava grimon
marques de villanueva del prado
fundador y director
del jardin
desde
1788 a 1832

1961

To
Alonso de Nava-Grimón
Marqués de Villanueva del Prado
Founder and director
of this garden
from
1788 to 1832

1961

Signature

(relief) E Cejas Z

Sculptor

Enrique José Alejandro Cejas de Zaldívar (Cádiz 1915 - 1986), Canarian sculptor (Biography).

Locatie (N 28°24'39" - W 16°32'5") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca647; Photograph: 2 February 2020
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