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San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Tenerife

Plaza de la Junta Suprema de Canarias

José Tabares Bartlett

Santa Cruz de Tenerife 1850 - La Laguna 1921
Spanish-Canarian poet; mayor of La Laguna
(RSEAPT)

Francesco Borges Salas
1937

La Laguna, San Cristóbal de / José Tabares Bartlett

Description

Bust on large tripartite plinth.

Inscription(s)

al poeta
JOSE TABARES
BARTLETT
1850 - 1921

tener para la ofensa-

recibida

pronto perdon olvido-

para el daño

y siempre exento

de maldad y engaño

llevar la frente por

recibida-

-el mundo erguida

J T B

To the poet
José Tabares
Bartlett
1850-1921

(poem by Tabares)

San Cristóbal de La Laguna - José Tabares Bartlett

Sculptor

Francesco Borges Salas (Santa Cruz de Tenerife 1901 - id. 1994), a Spanish sculptor, draftsman, painter and engraver, who made much of his work during his exile in Venezuela (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Gestor Patrimonio Cultural: San Cristóbal de La Laguna: Bienes Muebles: Escultura.
Geocaching, La Laguna - Personajes en bronce y piedra.

Locatie (N 28°29'28" - W 16°19'9") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca660; Photograph: 3 February 2020
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