Sequoia Wellington - Quinta das Lágrimas - Coimbra, Portugal
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tmob
N 40° 11.838 W 008° 26.111
29T E 548073 N 4449808
This Sequoia sempervirens, is known as "Sequoia Wellington", for having been planted by Lord Wellington.
Waymark Code: WMBAGB
Location: Coimbra, Portugal
Date Posted: 04/26/2011
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This
Sequoia sempervirens, was planted in the begining of the 19th Century, and it's located in Quinta das Lágrimas.
Is known as "Sequoia Wellington", for having been planted by Lord Wellington.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century. He is often referred to as simply "The Duke of Wellington".
Wellesley was sent to Portugal in 1808, for the Peninsular War, and defeated the invading troops of Napoleon Bonaparte.