Paragüero - Ourense, Galicia, España
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Ariberna
N 42° 20.061 W 007° 51.601
29T E 593915 N 4687529
Statue of People that works with umbrellas
Waymark Code: WM149M5
Location: Galicia, Spain
Date Posted: 05/25/2021
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This statue is made of granite of VIlalba.
The author is Antonio Faílde Gago.
Was a Renfe commission to decorate the gardens of the San Francisco station, before being inaugurated by Franco in July 1957.
The size is aruond 1'6 m.
It was restored because vandals broken the head of one child.
The paragüero was the character who fixed the umbrellas. They also sold knives or other utensils.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Paragüero
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Faílde
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1857
Materials used: Granite
Location: park
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