Padrón in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
Ponte de Santiago
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Puente Santiago
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Saint Jame’s Bridge
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Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 2023
1. Ponte de Santiago / Puente Santiago / Saint Jame’s Bridge Marker
Reformada ao longo dos séculos. A actual data de 1904 e é obra do mestre canteiro Juan Peón.
Reformada a lo largo de los siglos. La actual data de 1904 y es obra del maestro cantero Juan Peón.
It had previously been a medieval bridge, reformed serveral times. The current dates from of 1904 and it is a work of the main stonemason Juan Peon.
Erected by Concello de Padrón, Turismo Galicia, Xunta de Galicia.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.
Location. 42° 44.345′ N, 8° 39.71′ W. Marker is in Padrón, Galicia, in A Coruña. It is on Praza Cantón Igrexa, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Praza Cantón Igrexa 3, Padrón, Galicia 15900, 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: Igrexa parroquial de Santiago de Padrón / St. Jame’s Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Fonte do Carme / Fuente de Carmen / Fountain of Carme
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Also see . . . Puente de Santiago (Padrón Turismo, in Galician).
Excerpt (in translation): The Santiago bridge was built in 1852, replacing another that was swept away by the rise of the river.(Submitted on October 10, 2023.)
It unites the place of A Trabanca, an area of original neighborhoods, where the Convent and the Fuente del Carmen are located, with the old center of Padrón. Also on the same street, we can go up the stairs that lead to Mount San Gregorio, known as Monte de Santiaguiño.
At its opposite end, next to the church of Santiago, was the Moucha tower until the 19th century, so called because of the sorry state in which the Irmandiña revolt left it in the 15th century (1476).
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 2023
2. Ponte de Santiago / Puente Santiago / Saint Jame’s Bridge Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here at the east end of the bridge, on the building on the right. Looking across the bridge, the Carme Convent is visible a bit up the hill on the other side of the Sar River.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 2023
3. Ponte de Santiago / Puente Santiago / Saint Jame’s Bridge - view from east bank
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 2022
4. Ponte de Santiago / Puente Santiago / Saint Jame’s Bridge - view from west bank
Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 96 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 10, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
