Don Quijote de la Mancha, Órgiva, Granada, España
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N 36° 54.115 W 003° 25.430
30S E 462240 N 4084075
Órgiva (Granada) saca a la calle a Don Quijote de la Mancha y se convierte en "Ciudad Cervantina por excelencia"
Waymark Code: WM1722E
Location: Andalucía, Spain
Date Posted: 11/23/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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La obra ha sido un encargo del Ayuntamiento de Órgiva y ya ha sido instalada para ser inaugurada el Día de Andalucía junto a la Biblioteca Pública Municipal Hurtado de Mendoza de Órgiva.

El escultor madrileño José Vera, establecido en el municipio de Órgiva, ha modelado una cabeza desnuda de 'El Ingenioso Hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha', de más de tres toneladas de peso y unos tres metros de altura. Su obra ha sido un encargo del Ayuntamiento de Órgiva y ya ha sido instalada para ser inaugurada el Día de Andalucía junto a la Biblioteca Pública Municipal Hurtado de Mendoza de Órgiva, poseedora de una impresionante colección de 'Quijotes' en el Área Cervantina Agustín Martín Zaragoza.

The work has been commissioned by the Órgiva City Council and has already been installed to be inaugurated on Andalusia Day next to the Hurtado de Mendoza de Órgiva Municipal Public Library.

The Madrid sculptor José Vera, established in the municipality of Órgiva, has modeled a naked head of 'El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha', weighing more than three tons and about three meters high. His work has been commissioned by the Órgiva City Council and has already been installed to be inaugurated on Andalusia Day next to the Hurtado de Mendoza de Órgiva Municipal Public Library, which has an impressive collection of 'Quijotes' in the Agustín Martín Zaragoza Cervantine Area.
Character Type: Literature

Character originator: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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Address or Location:
Calle Ramón y Cajal, 2 18418 - Órgiva, Granada España


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