La Barceloneta in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
Ferdinand-Marie de Lesseps
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 1, 2023
1. Ferdinand-Marie de Lesseps Marker
En aquesta casa hi va viure
Ferdinand-Marie de Lesseps
Cònsol general de França a Barcelona (1842-1848)
Autor dels projectes dels canals de Suez i de Panamà.
L'Ajuntament de Barcelona l'homenatjà en el primer centenari de la inauguració del canal de Suez, el 20 de novembre de 1969.
Març de 2015
Ajuntament de Barcelona
Ferdinand-Marie de Lesseps lived in this house.
Consul General of France in Barcelona (1842-1848)
Author of the Suez and Panama Canal projects
The Barcelona City Council honored him on the first centenary of the opening of the Suez Canal, on November 20, 1969
March 2015
City Council of Barcelona
Erected by Ayuntamient de Barcelona.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is March 2015.
Location. 41° 22.782′ N, 2° 11.304′ E. Marker is in Barcelona, Cataluña (Catalonia). It is in La Barceloneta.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Aviadors de la República (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Palau de Mar (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Cap de Barcelona (approx. half a kilometer away); Martyrs of 1714 Memorial (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Siege of Barcelona (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Roman Wall and Defense Towers: Carrer del Correu Vell (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Roman Tower: Plaça dels Traginers (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Josep Anselm Clavé (approx. 0.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barcelona.
Also see . . . Ferdinand de Lesseps at Wikipedia.
Ferdinand Marie, Comte de Lesseps GCSI (19 November 1805 – 7 December 1894) was a French diplomat and later developer of the Suez Canal, which in 1869 joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas, substantially reducing sailing distances and times between Europe and East Asia. He attempted to repeat this success with an effort to build a Panama Canal at sea level during the 1880s, but the project was devastated by epidemics of malaria and yellow fever in the area, as well as beset by financial problems, and the planned Lesseps Panama Canal was never completed. Eventually, the project was bought out by the United States, which solved the medical problems(Submitted on September 1, 2023.)and changed the design to a non-sea level canal with locks. It was completed in 1914.Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 1, 20232. Ferdinand-Marie de Lesseps MarkerThe marker is visible higher up and towards the right in this view of the Sant Miquel del Port Church.
In 1842 he was sent to Barcelona, and soon afterwards promoted to the grade of consul general. In the course of a bloody insurrection in Catalonia, which ended in the bombardment of Barcelona, de Lesseps offered protection to a number of men threatened by the fighting regardless of their factional sympathies or nationalities. From 1848 to 1849 he was minister of France at Madrid.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 38 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 1, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
