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Photographer: J. Makali Bruton
Taken: March 26, 2017
Caption:
An additional marker on the water supplies of the convent | Additional Description: This additional marker is inside the grounds of the convent. It concerns additional works done during colonial times to introduce running water into the convent. It reads:
Esta Targea desde la Alcatarilla y toma de agua, hasta el coplemento de la Pila del Claustro, se hizo a expensas del S. Capt. D. Pedro Garza Azevedo, Nativo del Ro. de Galicía, Vezo. desta Ciuda. de Quero. y bienhecho especial deste Sto. Coloq., agradecido atanto benefo, pretede eternizar su memoria en esta gravada Lapida. Concluido se dicha Obra el dia 1 de Dizre. del Año de 1739.
English translation:
This work of the introduction of running water, including the section connecting to the convent’s water tank, was completed with the assistance of a donation from Captain Pedro Garza Azevedo, native of Galicia and neighbor of this city of Querétaro. In gratitude for this donation, this engraving is given in his memory. The work was completed on December 1, 1739.
Submitted: June 8, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p385007
File Size: 3.101 Megabytes
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