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Prócer (other)
Prócer (Spanish: Hero; plural próceres) may refer to: *Prócer Que Creó Bandera Patria, a nickname for Antonio Vélez Alvarado * Panteón de los Próceres, crypt inside the old Church of the Real Colegio de San Carlos * Gran Centro Los Próceres, shopping complex in Guatemala City, Guatemala * Parque de los Próceres, park in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico *Monumento a los Próceres de la Independencia, see Obelisco (Guatemala City) *Paseo Los Próceres The Paseo Los Próceres (translatable into English as ''Walkway of the Heroes'') is a monument located in the Venezuelan city of Caracas, near Fort Tiuna and the Military Academy of the Bolivarian Army. On the promenade there are statues of th ... (''Walk of the Heroes''), in Caracas, Venezuela *Columna a los próceres del 9 de octubre (Column of the heroes of the October 9) a monument in Guayaquil *Estamento de próceres, a Senate-like institution outlined in the Spanish Royal Statute of 1834 See also * Procer (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Vélez Alvarado
Antonio Vélez Alvarado a.k.a. "The Father of the Puerto Rican Flag" (June 12, 1864 – January 16, 1948) was a Puerto Rican journalist, politician and revolutionary who was an advocate of Puerto Rican independence. A close friend of Cuban patriot José Martí, Vélez Alvarado joined the Puerto Rican Revolutionary Committee in New York City and is among those who allegedly designed the Flag of Puerto Rico. Vélez Alvarado was one of the founding fathers of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. Early years Vélez Alvarado was born in the town of Manatí in Puerto Rico to José María Vélez Escobar and Cecilia Alvarado Rodríguez. There he received his primary and secondary education. His family were the wealthy owners of various farms in Manati. His father, a former Captain in the local militia, wanted to send him to study at the Artillery Academy in Toledo, Spain, hoping that his son would follow in his foot steps with a military career. However, Vélez Alvarado wanted to be a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panteón De Los Próceres
The Panteón de los Próceres (Spanish for ''Heroes' Pantheon'') is a crypt inside the old Church of the ''Real Convictorio de San Carlos'' (Royal College of San Carlos) that holds the remains of the heroes of the Peruvian War of Independence. The Church originally belonged to the Jesuit National University of San Antonio Abad in Cuzco, novitiate of San Antonio Abad, but it was transferred after the Jesuits were expelled from Spanish territories. The Church was rebuilt after the 1746 Lima–Callao earthquake leveled Lima, and in 1876 it became the Chapel of the ''Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos''. In 1924, the remains of various heroes of the wars of independence (1821-1824) were transferred to a crypt just under the altar and the Church was renamed "Panteón de los Proceres". This "Panteón de los Proceres" should not be confused with the "Panteón de los Proceres" at the Presbítero Maestro cemetery. The "Panteón de los Proceres" at the Presbítero Maestro cemetery hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Centro Los Próceres
The Centro Comercial Próceres, formerly known as Gran Centro Los Próceres is an extensive shopping complex in Guatemala City, Guatemala. It is run by the Los Próceres (company), Los Próceres group which operates across Latin America and was opened to the public in September 1993. Located at 6 calle 2–00 in the centre of Zone 10 of the city, at its time of inauguration it was one of the largest and most modern shopping malls in Guatemala City. The mall sells clothes, shoes, furniture and electronics and contains many restaurants with cuisine from around the globe, fast-food and ice-cream kiosks. It was also one of the important centers in the city for viewing films, with originally 5 major cinemas located in the complex. The shopping complex is pet-friendly, but also faces great competition with a vast number of shopping malls being built in Guatemala City since its inauguration. External links and referencesWcities.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
