Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés - St. Augustine, Florida, USA
N 29° 53.500 W 081° 18.848
17R E 469669 N 3306822
A statue of Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés stands in front of the historic Alcazar Hotel in St. Augustine, Florida, USA. On the base of the statue is a plaque bearing his coat of arms.
Waymark Code: WM9WRD
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2010
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The statue of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (a Spanish admiral and explorer who founded St. Augustine, Florida in 1565) stands high atop a pedestal in front of the historic Alcazar Hotel, which now contains the St. Augustine City Hall and the Lightner Museum. The statue was a gift from St. Augustine's sister city, the city of Avilés, Spain, in 1972. The sculpture is a replica of the statue near Menéndez's tomb in his ancestral home of Avilés.
An internet link to the Menéndez de Avilés coat of arms does not appear to exist; however, there is a link to the city of Avilés coat of arms, which is depicted on the left half of the Menéndez de Avilés coat of arms (visit link).