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El Adelantado, (sculpture). Artist:  Rivera, Reynaldo, 1938- , sculptor. Vladimir Alvarado Foundry, founder. Title:  El Adelantado, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Don Juan de Onate, (sculpture). El Primer Gobernador, (sculpture). Capitan General, (sculpture). Dates:  1991. Copyrighted 1991. Dedicated Oct. 12, 1992. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 12 x 10 x 3 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 3 1/2 x 10 x 3 ft. Inscription:  (On plinth, below upraised hoof:) (copyright symbol) R. Rivera/1991 Vladimir Alvarado signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length equestrian figure of Don Juan de Onate on a flat base on a mound of sand. He wears full Spanish Consequeslado regalia, including helmet and cape. Subject:  Portrait male -- de Onate, Don Juan -- Full length Equestrian Ethnic -- Mexican Occupation -- Political -- Governor Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Alcalde Sculpture Owner:  Onate Monument & Visitors Center, Highway 68, Alcalde, New Mexico 87511 Remarks:  The sculpture and its subsequent Visitor Center were conceived and given assistance with funding by State Senator Emilio Naranjo. Don Juan de Onate founded the colony of San Gabriel in 1598 and became New Mexico's first governor. The sculpture is also known as "El Primer Gobernador" and "Capitan General." IAS files include a brochure from the Onate Monument Center which lists the project's sponsors and article from New Mexico, May 1992, pg. 70-77. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. New Mexico 70 (May 1992): pg. 75. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS NM000540   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000540 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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