Puerta de Mérida - Cáceres, Extremadura, España
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N 39° 28.324 W 006° 22.297
29S E 726091 N 4372462
Plaque of Puerta de Mérida
Waymark Code: WM164AG
Location: Extremadura, Spain
Date Posted: 05/02/2022
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es: "Puerta Sur de la muralla romana ( hacia Emerita Augusta ) . El arco fue derribado en 1751 , a solicitud de don Pablo Becerra Monroy ya que , según él , " obstaculizaba el tráfico de coches , sin haber tenido importancia histórica ni artistica " . Hoy en día , el único vestigio que queda de la Puerta de Mérida es una hornacina que estaba situada sobre el arco , lugar donde estuvo situada la imagen del Nazareno , divinidad que protegia la puerta en épocas cristianas ."
en: "South gate of the Roman wall (towards Emerita Augusta). The arch was demolished in 1751 , at the request of Don Pablo Becerra Monroy since , according to him , " it hindered car traffic , without having had historical or artistic importance " . Today , the only vestige that remains of the Puerta de Mérida is a niche that was located above the arch , where the image of the Nazarene was located , a divinity that protected the door in Christian times ."
Group that erected the marker: Ciudad de Cáceres
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Calle puerta de Mérida
Cáceres,
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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