Memorial to King's Men - Refugio, TX
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N 28° 17.790 W 097° 16.494
14R E 669164 N 3131254
A tall fluted, granite shaft surmounted by a nearly nude, kneeling figure holding a sword in his upraised right hand.
Waymark Code: WMQ888
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2016
Views: 7
A muscularly-defined man squats on left knee, clutching a laurel leaf in front in his left hand and holding a broken sword behind his back in his right.
The statue is a monument to Captain Amon B. King and his men who were captured and then executed by General Jose Urrea during the Goliad Campaign in 1836.
TITLE: Memorial to King's Men
ARTIST(S): Raoul Josset
DATE: 1936
MEDIUM: Bronze sculpture, upper base is granite, lower base is concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX001108
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
807 Commerce Street
Refugio, TX 78377
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