Casco Viejo in Donostia in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
The Fire of 1813
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 4, 2023
1. The Fire of 1813 Marker
egur harrien goria...
Suak ez ditu erretzen mina,
maitasuna, memoria...
Andre ta gizon hauexek dira,
euren gain hartu zoria
eta amildutako harri haiekin
berreraikiz historia,
behetik gora jaso zutenak
goitik behera eroria.
Maialen Lujanbio
Omenaldia Donostiako herri zibilari, 1813an erre ondoren hiria harriz harri berreraikitzen ari den emakumeak irudikatua.
Dora Salazarren "Berreraikuntza" eskultura
2013ko martxoren 16a
Calles ardiendo hasta el mar
el incansado de las piedras de madera...
El fuego no quema el dolor, amor, memoria...
Estas señoras y hombres asumen su suerte
y con las piedras derribadas
reconstruyéndose la historia,
los que lo recibieron de abajo a arriba
caído de arriba hasta abajo.
Maialen Lujanbio
Homenaje a la población civil, encarnada en la figura de una mujer reconstruyendo la ciudad de San Sebastián ladrillo a ladrillo tras el incendio de 1813.
Escultura "Reconstrucción" de Dora Salazar
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Streets burning to the sea
the tired of wooden stones...
Fire does not burn pain, love, memory...
These women and men make their own fate
with the stones knocked down they reconstruct history,
Those who received it from the bottom up
fallen from top to bottom.
Maialen Lujanbio
Homage to the civilian population of San Sebastian after the fire of 1813, represented by the figure of a woman reconstructing the city.
The sculpture "Reconstrucción" is by Dora Salazar
March 16, 2013
Erected 2013 by Ayuntamiento de San Sebastián.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.
Location. 43° 19.459′ N, 1° 59.112′ W. Marker is in Donostia, Euskadi (Basque Country), in Gipuzkoa. It is in Casco Viejo. It is at the intersection of De Valle Lersundi Plazatxoa and Abuztuaren 31 Kalea, on the right when traveling north on De Valle Lersundi Plazatxoa. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: De Valle Lersundi Plazatxoa 120003, Donostia, Euskadi 20003, 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: San Telmo (within shouting distance of this marker); San Vicente Church (within shouting distance of this
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 4, 2023
2. The Fire of 1813 Marker and Memorial Sculpture "Reconstruction"
Also see . . . Siege of San Sebastián at Wikipedia. The marker does not mention that the fire was set by rampaging troops of the British-Portuguese forces allied with the Spanish against the French in the Peninsular War. (Submitted on October 6, 2023.)
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 4, 2023
3. Maialen Lujanbio's Poem on the "Reconstruction" Sculpture
This poem is repeated on the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 132 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 6, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
