Marqués Ulloa - Cáceres, Extremadura, España
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Ariberna
N 39° 28.361 W 006° 22.209
29S E 726215 N 4372534
Inscription to commemorated the rebuilding.
Waymark Code: WM169ZV
Location: Extremadura, Spain
Date Posted: 06/10/2022
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La: “Ars antiqua fui maurorum regia quondam / rex quibus Alfonsus fortiter eripuit / bella sedet tempus tadem rapere ruina / ulloae iam opera pulcra resurgo domus”
Es: “Fui un tiempo antigua fortaleza real de los moros, de quienes me rescató con su valor el rey Alfonso. Más las guerras y el tiempo pasaron por arruinarme, y por obra de Ulloa, renazco ahora como hermosa mansión"
En: "I was once a former royal fortress of the Moors, from whom King Alfonso rescued me with his courage. But wars and time have ruined me, and because of Ulloa, I am now reborn as a beautiful mansion."
This inscription is on a tombstone that commemorated the rebuilding of the Casa de las Veletas. The king referred to is Alfonso IX of León, who definitively took the city in 1227
Address:
Casa de las Veletas
Cáceres.
Website: Not listed
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