Concepción arenal - 100 years - Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia, España
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ariberna
N 42° 12.536 W 008° 43.956
29T E 522072 N 4673008
pioneer in rights of women and prisoners
Waymark Code: WM15QH0
Location: Galicia, Spain
Date Posted: 02/10/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member wayfrog
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The figure of this pioneering woman, a tireless defender of human rights, is linked to Vigo, a city when she was buried.
This impressive mausoleum with granite column of more than three meters with a cross, a face in bronze relief and plaques from various cities and places where he worked, welcomes us to the Cemetery.

The grave has a lot of plaques and one is:
"A cidade de Ferrol no primeiro centenario da morte de Concepción Arenal "Hija digna de un padre virtuoso" 4 de febrero de 1993"

(The city of Ferrol in the first centenary of the death of Concepción Arenal "Daughter worthy of a virtuous father" February 4, 1993)
Anniversary Year: 100

Year of Event, Organization or Occurance: 1993

Address:
Cementerio Pereiró
Vigo,


Website: Not listed

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