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Completed in 1793, the architect was José Martin de Aldehuela and the chief builder was Juan Antonio Díaz Machuca. The construction of the newest bridge (the one standing as of 2024) was started in 1759 and took 34 years. [1] There is a chamber above the central arch that was used for a variety of purposes, including as a prison.
1596–1597 Carlos Sámano y Quiñónes; 1597–1604 Diego Fernández de Velasco y Enríquez de Almansa; 1604–1612 Carlos de Luna y Arellano; 1612–1617 Antonio de Figueroa y Bravo; 1617–1619 Francisco Ramírez Briceño; 1619–1620 The Alcaldes of Mérida; 1620–1621 Arias de Losada y Taboada; 1621–1628 Diego de Cardenas y Balda
Don Lope Ruiz de Esparza was born in Pamplona, to a family of Basque nobility.It appears Lope Ruiz de Esparza was the first Esparza to come from Spain to New Spain.Many genealogists agree he may be the only Esparza to settle in New Spain and is the ancestor of all the Esparza families in early Mexico and the early U.S. [1] The surname Esparza is said to mean one who came from Esparza (a barren ...
Antonio Díaz de Cardoso (1495, in Santa Comba, Portugal –1573 in Santafe de Bogotá) was a Portuguese conquistador who participated in the Spanish conquest of the Muisca people. Antonio Díaz de Cardoso is mentioned as Cardosso in the early chronicles of the Spanish conquest, a work of uncertain authorship; Epítome de la conquista del Nuevo ...
San Juan mayoral election [1] Party Candidate Votes % Popular Democratic: Héctor Luis Acevedo (incumbent) 101,432 : 48.65 : New Progressive: Carlos Díaz Olivo: 99,644 47.79 Independence: Hiram A. Meléndez Rivera 7,396 3.55 Write-In: Others: 26 0.01 Total votes 208,498 : 100
Juan de Torrezal Díaz Pimienta, Spanish governor of Cartagena, Viceroy of New Granada. Juan de Torrezar Díaz Pimienta (sometimes Juan de Torrezal Díaz Pimienta) (died 11 June 1782 in Bogotá) was a Spanish military officer and colonial official. He was twice governor of Cartagena de Indias, after which he was promoted to viceroy of New Granada.
The group then was taken behind the police station and where, without a trial, they were machine-gunned. Four of the nationalists died. They were nationalists Ríos, Julio Colón Feliciano, Agustín Quiñones Mercado, Antonio Ramos and Antonio González. González, who was 17 years old, pleaded for water and instead was bayoneted to death. [24]
He tried to continue Franco's late policies, opposing any change. After a lengthy power struggle, Juan Carlos forced his resignation on 1 July 1976. The next day, the King granted him the hereditary title of Marqués de Arias Navarro (English: Marquess of Arias Navarro), together with the dignity Grande de España (English: Grandee of Spain ...