Cruz conmemorativa a Tomás Montes - Palencia, España (Spain)
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Cavernario
N 42° 01.055 W 004° 32.427
30T E 372457 N 4652876
Cruz conmemorativa a Tomás Montes, asesinado en la Guerra de la Independencia Española (2 de mayo de 1808 – 17 de abril de 1814). Commemorative cross to Tomás Montes, assassinated in the Spanish War of Independence (May 2, 1808 – April 17, 1814).
Waymark Code: WM17H14
Location: Spain
Date Posted: 02/20/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
Views: 1

Spanish:
Cruz erigida en recuerdo del patriota de Villamoronta, Tomás Montes, ajusticiado en 1810 por la soldadesca francesa en la carretera de Palencia Grijota en 1820.
Remodelada la carretera como Avda. de Asturias, la cruz fue cambiada de emplazamiento y ubicada en el lugar que ahora ocupa y la inscripción repintada. Dicha inscripción pone: "En el año de 1810 fue enclavado en un árbol en este sitio por los opresores de la Patria el inocente Thomas Montes, vecino de Villamoronta. R.I.P.
Se hizo a expensas de la cofradía del Santo Pradillo en 1820".

Inglés:
Cross erected in memory of the Villamoronta patriot, Tomás Montes, executed in 1810 by the French soldiery on the Palencia Grijota road in 1820.
The road was remodeled as Avda. de Asturias, the cross was relocated and located in the place it now occupies and the inscription was repainted. This inscription says: "In the year 1810, the innocent Thomas Montes, a resident of Villamoronta, was nailed to a tree on this site by the oppressors of the country. R.I.P.
It was made at the expense of the Santo Pradillo brotherhood in 1820".
Type of cross: Latin cross

Material used: Stone (granite, sandstone, marble, ...)

Characteristics of this cross:
Cruz de piedra con pedestal con inscripción del motivo de la cruz. Stone cross with pedestal inscribed with the motif of the cross.


Describe the location:
No es el sitio original. Traslado hace años por remodelación del lugar. Está en una acera, cerca de un parque que antaño fue cementerio. It is not the original site. Transfer years ago for remodeling of the place. It is on a sidewalk, near a park that was once a cemetery.


Year of manufacture: 01/01/1820

Is this cross commemorative ?: Yes

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