Old Spanish Cannon - Kansas City, Missouri - Spanish-American War Memorials on Waymarking.com

The old 11-foot-long Spanish cannon, cast in Seville, Spain, in 1865 from 6,500 pounds of bronze, with the crest of Spain inscribed near the breech and the words Sancho El Bravo inscribed near the muzzle, was a gift from the United States government to the Kansas City Board of Park Commissioners Aug. 22, 1899.

The cannon had been captured by the U.S. Navy the year before during the Spanish-American war, in the battle of Santiago. For years, every evening at sunset, it had been fired in a ceremony in Santiago.

After its presentation to Kansas City several locations were suggested for its placement: 15th and the Paseo, Gladstone Boulevard near Scarritt Point, 12th and the Paseo, and 9th and the Paseo. It was placed at 12th and the Paseo

Type of memorial: Other Location: Park Public or private: Public Who placed it?: Kansas City Board of Park Commissioners When was it placed?: 1899

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Date Logged Log User Rating   05/15/2012 Woobie491 visited it