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

Don Casto Méndez Núñez

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 9, 2023

1. Don Casto Méndez Núñez Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

En esta casa vivio
el almirante español
Don Casto Méndez Núñez
herdico vencedor del Callao
y en ella murio el dia
21 agosto de 1869

El Excmo. Ayuntamento de la Ciudad
le dedico en 1929
este recuerdo de perpetua
admiracion

(English translation:)

In this house lived the Spanish Admirial, Don Casto Méndez Núñez, victor in the Battle of Callao. He died here on August 21, 1869.

The government of this city dedicates this memorial to him in 1929 in perpetual admiration.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is August 21, 1869.

Location. 42° 25.974′ N, 8° 38.661′ W. Marker is in Pontevedra, Galicia. Memorial is on Rúa Don Gonzalo, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rúa Don Gonzalo 17-11, Pontevedra, Galicia 36002, Spain. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Valle Inclan (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Arturo Souto (about 210 meters away); Don Perfecto Feijoó Poncet (about 240 meters away); Don Claudio Gonzalez Zuñiga

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(approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Ruins of Santo Domingo Church (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Spanish Coup of 1936 Victims Memorial (approx. half a kilometer away); I Congreso Do Doreito Galego / First Congess of Galician Law (approx. half a kilometer away); Monumento al Soldado (Monument to the Soldier) (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pontevedra.

Also see . . . Casto Méndez Núñez (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Casto Secundino María Méndez Núñez (July 1, 1824 – August 21, 1869) was a Spanish naval officer. In 1866 during the Chincha Islands War between Spain, Peru and Chile, he was general commander of the Spanish fleet in the Pacific. As such, he bombarded and destroyed the port of Valparaíso, and fought the Battle of Callao (during which he was injured nine times).

When Hugh Judson Kilpatrick, the American Minister to Chile, learned that Commodore Méndez Núñez was to bombard the port of Valparaíso, he asked the American naval commander Commodore John Rodgers to attack the Spanish fleet. Méndez Núñez famously responded with "I will be forced to sink [the US ships], because even if I have one ship left I will proceed with the bombardment. Spain,
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 9, 2023

2. Don Casto Méndez Núñez Marker - wide view
the Queen and I prefer honor without ships than ships without honor (España prefiere honra sin barcos a barcos sin honra.)”

(Submitted on September 10, 2023.)

Don Casto Méndez Núñez Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 9, 2023

3. Don Casto Méndez Núñez Marker - wider view

The marker is visible here peeking above the umbrellas - the plaza there is at times basically one big outdoor restaurant.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 49 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 10, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.