Right Place. Right Time.
Malaga, Spain
Monument to Jose Maria Torrijos y Uriarte Plaza de la Merced
December 12, 2014
On this date in 1831, one of the great Spanish liberal officers - Jose Maria Torrijos y Uriarte – the “The Martyr of Malaga” was shot. He, along with only a small band of followers – 45-60 or so - attempted to spark a revolution and overthrow King Ferdinand VII. One British man, Robert Boyd, aged 26, participated in General Torrijos’ ill-fated expedition was also executed.
Oh dear. How optimistic this tiny little band was to think that they – with no more than a few dozen soldiers – could overthrow the Spanish monarchy? Oh dear. Oh dear. Oh dear. This monument commemorates this heroic, if misguided, event. What was so very cool, however, was that this event was celebrated and remembered – since it was the anniversary day, December 12th – at the very time we were there with a parade!
Right place at the right time. :)
Also see a few other images of Malaga, including some Roman ruins and a statue of Picasso in the square outside the home where he grew up.
Also note the reddish haze that hangs over the Mediterranean. Antonio said that was created by dust blowing in from the Sahara Desert. He said if this happens when it rains then cars are covered with reddish droplets, not welcomed by Spaniards.
See the "drunken tree" or - its correct name "silk floss tree" - It is a bottle-shaped, generally bulging in its middle and studded with thick thorns helping to repel animals in order to maintain its storage of water in dry times. Due to its shape, which can often lean to one side, gives it its nickname.
See the picture of the wall photo of Antonio Banderas signing his keg? I toyed with the idea of cropping the picture to make it seem as if I was witness to it. You see, people at work (well, strictly speaking women at work) instructed me to look out for him - since he is such a cutie and was originally from Spain. Who knows? Perhaps he still lives there and not in Hollywood? At least I was in an establishment he was in! (Although I have a vague memory he may have filmed in my home town.)
December 12, 2014
On this date in 1831, one of the great Spanish liberal officers - Jose Maria Torrijos y Uriarte – the “The Martyr of Malaga” was shot. He, along with only a small band of followers – 45-60 or so - attempted to spark a revolution and overthrow King Ferdinand VII. One British man, Robert Boyd, aged 26, participated in General Torrijos’ ill-fated expedition was also executed.
Oh dear. How optimistic this tiny little band was to think that they – with no more than a few dozen soldiers – could overthrow the Spanish monarchy? Oh dear. Oh dear. Oh dear. This monument commemorates this heroic, if misguided, event. What was so very cool, however, was that this event was celebrated and remembered – since it was the anniversary day, December 12th – at the very time we were there with a parade!
Right place at the right time. :)
Also see a few other images of Malaga, including some Roman ruins and a statue of Picasso in the square outside the home where he grew up.
Also note the reddish haze that hangs over the Mediterranean. Antonio said that was created by dust blowing in from the Sahara Desert. He said if this happens when it rains then cars are covered with reddish droplets, not welcomed by Spaniards.
See the "drunken tree" or - its correct name "silk floss tree" - It is a bottle-shaped, generally bulging in its middle and studded with thick thorns helping to repel animals in order to maintain its storage of water in dry times. Due to its shape, which can often lean to one side, gives it its nickname.
See the picture of the wall photo of Antonio Banderas signing his keg? I toyed with the idea of cropping the picture to make it seem as if I was witness to it. You see, people at work (well, strictly speaking women at work) instructed me to look out for him - since he is such a cutie and was originally from Spain. Who knows? Perhaps he still lives there and not in Hollywood? At least I was in an establishment he was in! (Although I have a vague memory he may have filmed in my home town.)