Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

Don Claudio Gonzalez Zuñiga

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 9, 2023

1. Don Claudio Gonzalez Zuñiga Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

En esta casa vivió
el Historiador Pontevedrés
D. Claudio Gonzalez Zuñiga
1784-1857

(English translation:)

In this house lived the historian of Pontevedra, Claudio Gonzalez Zuñiga (1784-1857).

Erected 1940.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Science & Medicine.

Location. 42° 25.844′ N, 8° 38.597′ W. Marker is in Pontevedra, Galicia. It is on Rúa González Zúñiga, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rúa González Zúñiga 6, Pontevedra, Galicia 36001, Spain. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

on the Atlantic Arc,

in Europe,

in the European Union,

in Atlantic Europe,

on the Iberian Peninsula,

in the Schengen Area,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

a Spanish colony,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Don Perfecto Feijoó Poncet

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(about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Arturo Souto (about 180 meters away); Don Casto Méndez Núñez (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Ruins of Santo Domingo Church (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Valle Inclan (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); I Congreso Do Doreito Galego / First Congess of Galician Law (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Spanish Coup of 1936 Victims Memorial (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Monumento al Soldado (Monument to the Soldier) (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pontevedra.

Also see . . . Claudio González Zúñiga (Wikipedia, in Galician).

Overview (in translation): Claudio González Zúñiga, born in Pontevedra on August 3, 1784 and died in the same town on November 3, 1857, was a doctor, historian and Galician politician.

(Submitted on September 9, 2023.)

Don Claudio Gonzalez Zuñiga Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 9, 2023

2. Don Claudio Gonzalez Zuñiga Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 106 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.