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Photographer: J. Makali Bruton
Taken: January 21, 2017
Caption: An additional The House of the King’s Lieutenant Marker
Additional Description: This marker is made of ceramic tiles and is also to the left of the entryway to the former residence. It reads:

En esta casa habitó, con su esposa Doña Gertrudis Eulalia Gorostieta y Zagasti el Teniente de Rey de Campeche Brigadier Don Miguel de Castro y Araos, anteriormente Gobernador de Tabasco. Fue también Gobernador y Capitán General de Yucatán (1815-1820). Falleció en Mérida, Yuc., el 1º de agosto de 1820.

English translation:
In this house lived, together with his wife Gertrudis Eulalia Gorostieta y Zagasti, the Lieutenant of the King in Campeche the Brigadier Miguel de Castro y Araos, previously the Governor of Tabasco. He was also Governor and Captain General of Yucatán (1815-1820). He died in Mérida, Yucatan, on August 1, 1820.
Submitted: April 23, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p381028
File Size: 2.242 Megabytes

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