Constitution Monument, St Augustine, Fla
N 29° 53.549 W 081° 18.743
17R E 469838 N 3306912
The oldest remaining monument in the world celebrating the Spanish Constitution of 1812.
Waymark Code: WM310X
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/22/2008
Views: 42
"This monument was erected in 1813, during the Second Period of Spanish Colonial Occupation, to commemorate promulgation of Spain's first democratic constitution, following the expulsion of the Napoleonic regime. In 1814, the constitutional government was overthrown and the monarchy restored, at which point Madrid ordered the destruction of all such monumnets throughout Spain's worldwide empire. St. Augustine officials, however, refused to destroy their monument, and today it remains perhaps the only surviving such monument in the world. The approximately 18-foot all pyramid-shaped monument was constructed of native coquina stone. It contains tablets describing its historic purpose. The stucco coating that protects the coquina stone is detaching itself, and the coquina is beginning a process of disintegration. That must be arrested and the stucco cover that adheres to the coquina restored."
quoted from website
Date Created/Placed: 1813
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Height: 18
Website: [Web Link]
Illuminated: Not Listed
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