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Photographer: J. Makali Bruton
Taken: January 17, 2017
Caption: Coronel Sebastián Molas Marker
Additional Description: The obelisk was constructed with a broken tip, as a way to symbolize Coronel Molas' short life. It was built in 1878 under the government of Manuel Romero Ancona. Originally it had a marker that read: "Aquí yacen los restos del coronel Sebastián Molas, héroe de la Guerra de Castas." (English: Here lie the remains of Colonel Sebastián Molas, Hero of the Caste War.)
Submitted: March 20, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p377695
File Size: 3.277 Megabytes

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