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Casco Antiguo in Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
 

Don José Luís Luque Rodríguez-Almansa

 
 
Don José Luís Luque Rodríguez-Almansa Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Charles Berman, November 22, 2023
1. Don José Luís Luque Rodríguez-Almansa Marker
Inscription.  

Don José Luís Luque Rodríguez-Almansa policia municipal de Sevilla, cayó mortalmente herido en este lugar el dia 21 de Julio de 1978, en cumplimiento de su deber.

El ayuntamiento y los compañeros de ayer, hoy y siempre nunca olvidarán su ejemplo de abnegación y sacrificio.

Sevilla, Julio 2003

English translation
Don José Luís Luque Rodríguez-Almansa, a member of the municipal police of Seville, fell mortally wounded in this place on 21 July 1978 in the fulfillment of his duty.

The city government and companions of yesterday, today, and forever will never forget his example of abnegation and sacrifice.

Seville, July 2003
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. A significant historical date for this entry is July 21, 1978.
 
Location. 37° 23.558′ N, 5° 59.64′ W. Marker is in Sevilla, Andalucía. It is in Casco Antiguo. It is on Calle Vargas Campos. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: C Vargas Campos 1A, Sevilla, Andalucía 41004, Spain. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, in the European
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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 Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Society of Jesus and Cervantes (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Most Holy Virgin of Hope gold crown (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Don Pablo de Olavide y Jáuregui (approx. one kilometer away); Seville Fair and Béquer (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Maria Isabel de Orleans y Borbón (approx. 1.3 kilometers away).
 
Also see . . .
1. José Luís Luque Rodríguez-Almansa (en español). (Submitted on July 27, 2024.)
2. Muerto en Acto de Servicio (La Sevilla Que Nos Vemis, in Spanish). Note that this article puts the location of the marker on Calle Cuna, one block to the east. (Submitted on July 31, 2024.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 13 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on July 27, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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