Monument to Daoiz and Velarde
The Monument to Daoiz and Velarde is an instance of public art in Segovia, Spain. Designed by Aniceto Marinas, it is a memorial to Luis Daoiz y Torres and Pedro Velarde y Santillán, two Spanish artillery officers who fell fighting against the French army at the 1808 Dos de Mayo Uprising, in the context of the Peninsular War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: monument in Segovia, Spain
- Also known as: “Daoiz and Velarde” and “Monument to Daoíz and Velarde”
- Inscription: “Aniceto Marinasa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plaza de la Reina Victoria Eugenia and Old Cathedral of Segovia.
Plaza de la Reina Victoria Eugenia
Park
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Plaza de la Reina Victoria Eugenia is a park.
Aqueduct of Segovia
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The Aqueduct of Segovia is a Roman aqueduct in Spain, built around the first century AD to channel water from springs in the mountains 17 kilometres to Segovia's fountains, public baths and private houses, in use until 1973. Aqueduct of Segovia is situated 1½ km southeast of Monument to Daoiz and Velarde.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Las Serillas and San Millán.
Zamarramala
Village
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Zamarramala is a village in the municipality of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain. It stands above its surroundings and can be seen from Segovia proper. In the past, it had its own town hall, but it became part of Segovia in the 1970s.
Monument to Daoiz and Velarde
- Categories: memorial, war memorial, group of sculptures, heritage site, and tourism
- Location: Segovia, Segovia, Castile and León, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.95225° or 40° 57′ 8″ northLongitude
-4.13095° or 4° 7′ 51″ westInception
1910Open location code
8CGQXV29+WJOpenStreetMap ID
way 368806508OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q97961678
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Monument to Daoiz and Velarde” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Monument a Daoíz i Velarde”
- Galician: “Monumento a Daoiz e Velarde”
- Korean: “다오이즈와 벨라르데 기념비”
- Spanish: “Daoíz y Velarde”
- Spanish: “Monumento a Daoiz y Velarde”
- Spanish: “Monumento a Daoíz y Velarde”
- Spanish: “Monumento a los héroes del Dos de Mayo”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Archivo General Militar de Segovia and Casa de la Química.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Monument to Daoiz and Velarde”. Photo: Barcex, CC BY-SA 3.0.