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Valle-Inclán Statue
''Valle-Inclán'', is a sculpture created by the Spanish sculptor César Lombera, located in Pontevedra (Spain). It is located in Plaza Méndez Núñez and was inaugurated on 26 June 2003. History At the beginning of the 21st century, Pontevedra City Council decided to install a monument to the writer Ramón María del Valle-Inclán in the city because of his great relationship with Pontevedra and to compensate for the removal, in 1952, of a bust of this universal writer from the gardens of the Palm Trees Park, which was donated to the municipality of A Pobra do Caramiñal. It was decided to install it in the Plaza Méndez Núñez, opposite the house of the Muruais (the brothers Jesús and Andrés), in whose important library it was trained and entered the world of literature. The sculpture cost 16,000 euros. Ramón María del Valle-Inclán was born in Vilanova de Arousa in the province of Pontevedra. After studying there with the help of his father, the whole family moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Lombera (artist)
Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol * ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt * César Award, a French film award Places * Cesar, Portugal * Cesar River, a river within the Magdalena Basin of Colombia * Cesar River, Chile * Cesar Department, Colombia Other uses * César (grape), an ancient red wine grape from northern Burgundy * French ship ''César'' (1768), ship of the line, destroyed 1782 * Recife Center for Advanced Studies and Systems (C.E.S.A.R), in Brazil * Cesar, a brand of dog food manufactured by Mars, Incorporated People with the given name * César (footballer, born May 1979), César Vinicio Cervo de Luca, Brazilian football centre-back * César (footballer, born July 1979), Clederson César de Souza, Brazilian football winger * César Alierta (born 1945), Spanish businessman * César Augusto Soares dos Reis Ribela (born 1995), Brazilian footballer * César Azpil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-René De Chateaubriand
François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand (4 September 1768 – 4 July 1848) was a French writer, politician, diplomat and historian who had a notable influence on French literature of the nineteenth century. Descended from an old aristocratic family from Brittany, Chateaubriand was a royalist by political disposition. In an age when large numbers of intellectuals turned against the Church, he authored the ''Génie du christianisme'' in defense of the Catholic faith. His works include the autobiography ''Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe'' ("''Memoirs from Beyond the Grave''"), published posthumously in 1849–1850. Historian Peter Gay says that Chateaubriand saw himself as the greatest lover, the greatest writer, and the greatest philosopher of his age. Gay states that Chateaubriand "dominated the literary scene in France in the first half of the nineteenth century". Biography Early years and exile Born in Saint-Malo on 4 September 1768, the last of ten children, Chateaubriand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fiel Contraste
The ''Fiel contraste'' is a sculptural group created by the Spanish sculptor Ramón Conde, located in Pontevedra, Spain. It stands in Alhóndiga street, behind the Pontevedra City Hall, and was inaugurated on 30 April 2010. History The sculptural group is located in the place where the ''Alhóndiga'' or municipal grain trade, grain market was in the Middle Ages. The central statue recalls the Middle Ages, medieval Civil Servant (hired by the town hall) who, at the entrance to the walls of Pontevedra, near the Bastida Tower, faithfully contrasted with his scales the weights and measures of the goods that were to be sold in the city. Until the 16th century, the Alhóndiga was located where the Pontevedra City Hall is today. At the entrance to the Alhóndiga, the Fiel Contraste was responsible for checking the weights and measures of all the goods that arrived there to be sold. The taxes on the market depended on the verification of the weight of bread or cereals or the measures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tertulia Monument (Literary Circle In Modern Coffee)
The Monument to the Tertulia, known as the ''Literary Circle in Modern Coffee'', is a sculptural group created by the Spanish sculptor César Lombera, in Pontevedra (Spain). It is located in Saint Joseph's Square in front of the Café Moderno and the central building of the former Provincial Savings Bank of Pontevedra and was inaugurated on 13 January 2006. History During the 19th and 20th centuries, Pontevedra was the scene of countless cultural events, such as those held at the Muruais house (attended by Valle-Inclán), at the Carabela and Savoy cafés and at Concepción Arenal house. In the first decades of the 20th century, Pontevedra was a social and cultural hub and the epicentre of Galician intellectuals who met in lively political, literary and cultural meetings in the city. The meeting place par excellence was the Café Moderno, located on the ground floor of the most important art nouveau building in St. Joseph's Square. These meetings and debates in the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teucer Statue
''Teucer'' is a statue created by the Spanish sculptor Cándido Pazos, located in Pontevedra (Spain). It is located in Saint Joseph's Square above the clock of the central building of the former Provincial Savings Bank of Pontevedra and was inaugurated on 15 July 2006. History Teucer is the mythical founder of the city of Pontevedra. Legend has it that the mythical archer Teucer, son of King Telamon (King of Salamis), followed a mermaid, Leucoiña, in exile to the Ria de Pontevedra and then founded the city. Before the foundation of the city, Teucer, together with his brother Ajax and his cousin Achilles, had gone to the Trojan War. But when this long war was over and they returned to their country, the heroes were not well received, even by their own families. Teucer, rejected by his father, went in search of a new homeland in the West and arrived in Iberia, travelled along the coast of Hispania, crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and founded a Greek colony called ''Hellenes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paseo De Recoletos
Paseo de Recoletos is a wide boulevard in central Madrid leading from Plaza de Cibeles to Plaza de Colón. From west to east it consists of: * Two southward lanes * The pedestrian walk * A southward bus lane * Three southward lanes * Three northward lanes * A median strip lined with trees, flowerbeds, etc. * Two northward lanes * A northward Bus lane. History By the end of the 18th century architect José de Hermosilla was entrusted by Charles III of Spain, King Charles III to urbanize the area of the old Bajo Abroñigal (or Valnegral) river, which flowed from Chamartín (Madrid), Chamartín to Plaza Atocha. This gave birth to Paseo del Prado as well to Paseo de Recoletos. The name "Recoletos" was taken from an old convent of Augustinian Recollect friars built in 1592 in the area. The boulevard originally ended in the old ''Puerta de Recoletos'', a baroque gate built under Ferdinand VI of Spain, Ferdinand VI in 1756 and dismantled in 1863. During the Peninsular War this gate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diario De Pontevedra
The Diario de Pontevedra is a Spanish newspaper published in the city of Pontevedra since 1968, owned since 1999 by the ''El Progreso'' group, which also publishes ''El Progreso'' de Lugo. It is an eminently local and provincial newspaper, focused on the region of Pontevedra. It has branches in Marín, Bueu, Poio, Sanxenxo, O Grove, Vilagarcía de Arosa, Caldas de Reis, Vigo, Lalín and A Estrada. History In the past there have been several newspapers under the title of Diario de Pontevedra. A first publication appeared on the streets in June 1879, under the direction of Claudio Cuveiro, although the publication had a short existence; it ceased a few years later, in October. In 1887, a newspaper was once again published under the title Diario de Pontevedra. Originally a publication close to the Liberal Party, during the period of the Second Republic it held ultra-conservative positions and came to align itself with the most right-wing sector of the CEDA. It would continue t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
