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Casco Viejo in Pamplona in Navarre, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
 

Simon Villanueva y Abarca

 
 
Simon Villanueva y Abarca Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 3, 2023
1. Simon Villanueva y Abarca Marker
Inscription.  

A Dn. Simon Villanueva y Abarca,
párroco de San Lorenzo, fundador de esta cocina gratuita, dedican esta lápida como perpétuo recuerdo de su inagotable caridad, sus agradecidos feligreses.
24 de abril de 1904.

English translation
To Simon Villanueva y Abarca,
parish priest of San Lorenzo, founder of this free kitchen, his grateful parishioners dedicate this marker as a perpetual remembrance of his inexhaustible charity.
April 24, 1904.
 
Erected 1904.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is April 24, 1904.
 
Location. 42° 49.028′ N, 1° 38.945′ W. Marker is in Pamplona, Navarra (Navarre). It is in Casco Viejo. It is at the intersection of Plaza Recoletas and Calle Mayor, on the right when traveling south on Plaza Recoletas. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: C Mayor 74, Pamplona, Navarra 31001, 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,
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in the Schengen Area, in a coastal Mediterranean country, and in the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Church of San Lorenzo (within shouting distance of this marker); Recoletas Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); Alberto Huarte and Joaquín Zabalza (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Portal Nuevo (about 210 meters away); Taconera Bastion (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Palacio del Condestable (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); San Saturnino in Pamplona (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); San Saturnino o San Cernin (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pamplona.
 
Simon Villanueva y Abarca Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 3, 2023
2. Simon Villanueva y Abarca Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 27, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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