King Alfonso XIII - Santa Barbara, CA
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N 34° 25.228 W 119° 41.946
11S E 251945 N 3812082
This plague is located on the wall of Casa de la Guerra adobe building across from Santa Barbara's City Hall.
Waymark Code: WMGZX9
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2013
Views: 3
The sign is on a glazed set of tiles.
There is a coat of arms- presumably of the King's and the shield is encircled with the Spanish words: "Padecer por Vivir" meaning "Suffer for Living".
The rest of the text reads in Spanish:
"EL MARQUES DE VIANA Y DEL VALLE DE LA PALOMA
DE URBASA, CABALLERIZO, BALLESTERO Y MONTERO MAYOR
DE SU MAJESTAD CATOLICA DON ALFONSO XIII REY DE
ESPANA VISITO ESTE CIUDAD DE STA. BARBARA EL DIA
4 DE OCTUBRE DE 1924. Y EN RECUERDO DE ESTA FECHA DONO
ESTA INSCRIPCION A DON BERNARDO HOFFMAN DIGNO PROPA-
GANDISTA DE LA ARQUITECTURA ANDALUZA Y DE SUS HISTORICOS RECUERDOS."
Which translates roughly to:
"THE MARQUIS OF VIANA AND THE VALLE OF THE PALOMA
OF URBASA, groom, BALLESTERO Y MONTERO,
HIS MOST CATHOLIC MAJESTY KING ALFONSO XIII OF
SPAIN VISITED THIS CITY SANTA BARBARA ON
OCTOBER 4, 1924. AND TO REMEMBER THIS DATE,
DON BERNARDO HOFFMAN DONATED THIS INSCRIPTION
PROMOTING THE GRAND ARCHITECTURE OF ANDALUCIA AND ITS HISTORICAL MEMORIES. "
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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