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Esteban Ruíz de Quesada

Gáldar 1698 - Gáldar 1771
noble knight and military captain; promoter and founder of the Mother Church of Santiago de los Caballeros in Gáldar
(Wikipedia)

Juan Borges Linares
1966

Description

Stone bust.

Inscription(s)

HAGAMOS EL
TEMPLO AUNQUE
TENGAMOS QUE
MENDIGAR EL PAN

esteban ruiz de quesada

Gáldar - Esteban Ruíz de Quesada

Artist

Juan Borges Linares (San Isidro, Gáldar 1941 - Gáldar 2004), Spanish-Canarian sculptor of Gáldar (biography – blog – obituary 2004).

Sources & Information

Esculturas en Gran Canaria, Gáldar.
Ángel Ruíz Quesada, Ruta escultórica Borges Linares (Ayuntamiento de Gáldar, 2006) (PDF on-line).

Location (N 28°8'43" - W 15°39'18") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca090; Photograph: 6 January 2015
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