JACOBO STUART Y FALCO - Santa Barbara, CA
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N 34° 25.221 W 119° 41.932
11S E 251966 N 3812068
This sign is located on the wall of Casa de la Guerra adobe building across from Santa Barbara's City Hall.
Waymark Code: WMGZNZ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2013
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The sign is on a blue and white glazed set of tiles depicting an elaborate shiled and reads in Spanish:
"ESTA LAPIDA MANDO COLOCAR D. JACOBO STUART Y FALCO . XV CONDE DE MONTERREY. XVII DUQUE DE ALBA Y X DE BERWICK. EN RECUERDO DE SU VISITA A ESTA CUIDAD DE SANTA BARBARA Y HOMENAJE AL VI PREY DE MEXICO Y V CONDE DE MONTERREY SU ANTEPASADO EN CUYA MEMORIA SE FUNDO LA CUIDAD DE ESTE NOMBRE . V-OCTUBRE-MCMXXIV"
which seems to translate as:
"THIS TABLET IS PLACED TO COMMEMORATE D. JACOBO STUART Y FALCO. 15th COUNT OF MONTERREY. 17th DUKE OF ALBA AND 10th OF BERWICK. IN MEMORY OF HIS VISIT TO THIS CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AND TRIBUTE TO 6th VICEROY TO THE 5th COUNT OF MONTERREY MEXICO Y TO HIS ANCESTOR'S MEMORY IN WHICH WAS FOUNDED THE CITY BY THIS NAME. V-OCTOBER-MCMXXIV"
Group that erected the marker: unknown
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
39 East De la Guerra Street
Santa Barbara, CA USA
93101
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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