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Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
History -- United States
Allegory -- Place
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Laredo
Stele
Sculpture
Villa de Laredo Marker, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Villa de Laredo Marker, (sculpture).
Dates:
1936.
Medium:
Stele: granite; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Stele: approx. 8 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 7 in. x 1 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. H. 10 in. x W. 4 ft. 7 in.
Inscription:
(On front of sculpture, below the soldier:) ORIGINAL SITE OF/VILLA DE LAREDO/FOUNDED BY/TOMAS SANCHEZ/MAY 15, 1755/BY ORDER OF/JOSE DE ESCANDON/COLONIZER OF/NUEVO SANTANDER (On back of sculpture, incised:) (seal of Texas)/CHARTERED BY THE KING OF/SPAIN AND ORGANIZED AS VILLA DE SAN AUGUSTIN/DE LAREDO IN 1767/INCORPORATED IN THE STATE/OF TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO IN/1821 CONCENTRATION POINT/FOR THE MEXICAN ARMY UNDER/GENERAL SANTA ANNA DURING/THE TEXAS REVOLUTION/CAPITAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF/THE RIO GRANDE IN 1839/TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED NOVEMBER 8, 1846/FOR THE UNITED STATES BY/CAPTAIN MIRABEAU B. LAMAR/UNDER GENERAL ZACHARY/TAYLOR INCORPORATED AS THE CITY OF LAREDO BY THE/TEXAS LEGISLATURE IN 1848/HEADQUARTERS OF COLONEL/SANTOS BENAVIDES DURING/THE CONFEDERACY/EVER AFTER LOYAL TO OLD GLORY/ERECTED BY THE/STATE OF TEXAS/1936 unsigned
Description:
A bas-relief figure of a soldier kneeling down. Behind him is a flag. Inscriptions on front and back of stele commemorate the founding of the City of Laredo in 1848.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
History -- United States -- Texas
Allegory -- Place -- Laredo
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Laredo
Stele
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Laredo, City Hall, Laredo, Texas 78040
Located St. Agustin Plaza, Zaragoza & St. Augustin, Laredo, Arizona
Remarks:
Erected by the State of Texas, the stele marks the original site of Villa de Laredo founded by Tomas Sanchez in May 15, 1755.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 TX000498
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Inventory of American Sculpture
TX000498
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