Places to see in ( Galicia - Spain ) Plaza de Maria Pita
Places to see in ( Galicia - Spain ) Plaza de Maria Pita
The Maria Pita square is probably A Coruna's main city plaza and takes its name from the town's heroine, Maria Pita. below is a shot of some of the terraced buildings that suround the plaza, with galerias at the top level.
Maria Pita herself came to notoriety as a result of her role in Sir Francis Drake's attack on A Coruna in 1589 and she is credited with playing a critical part in reducing the losses of the Corunans during this assault. A new cultural museum in A Coruna has sections celebrating Pita's life and also acts to illuminate the period during which she lived. I believe that her house may also be part of the exhibit, but am happy to be corrected on that fact.
The square or plaza to which Pita gives her name is grand to say the least. The main entrance (which you approach from the city's harbour side) is distinguished and gives the impression that you are walking into a Royal court.
This impression is further enhanced by the Town Hall and Council building (Palacio Municipal) which is truly monumental in both its scale and incredibly ornate detailing. The photo of this building (left) really does not do it justice and the three domed towers at its front are topped with what appears to be bronze as it glistens in the sun. This building also has a long colonnaded archway traversing its main facade and completely dominates the large square. Its appearance does however suggest a greater age than the structure really lays claim to – it was actually built in the early 20th century and is less than 100 years old. In addition to various chambers and meeting rooms, the Palacio Municipal contains a clock museum.
Although not in the Maria Pita square itself, the square does offer a view of the small but elegant church of St. George (Iglesia de San Jorge), which you reach by exiting the plaza to the left of the Palacio Municipal. This church was built in the eighteenth century and is in the typical baroque style of that period. It has a slender and almost elongated appearance with two bell towers and also has the addition of an elaborate cruceiro in the small courtyard in front of it. It was designed by Architect Domingo de Andrade.
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El Castillo de San Antón es un castillo del siglo XVI
HISTORIA
O Castelo de San Antón é un castelo do século XVI que xunto ao hoxe desaparecido Castelo de San Diego se situaban estratexicamente para defender a cidade da Coruña. Foi declarado Monumento Histórico Artístico en 1949 e dende 1994 pasou a ser considerado como Ben de Interese Cultural. Dende a súa inauguración en 1968, alberga o Museo Arqueolóxico e Histórico da Coruña.
Está situado á entrada do porto da Coruña nunha minúscula illa (hoxe en día é unha península).
Na planta baixa, que eran as antigas dependencias da gornición do castelo, expóñense pezas dos diversos períodos da Prehistoria e Historia Antiga de Galicia, procedentes na súa maior parte de escavacións arqueolóxicas en depósitos da provincia.
Na planta alta, que ocupa a chamada Casa do Gobernador, onde residiron galegos ilustres como Juana de Vega e o seu marido o Xeneral Mina, recórdanse algúns fitos da historia da cidade: expedición da Armada Invencible e posterior ataque de Drake en 1589, con intervención heroica de María Pita, o capitán Juan Varela, o capitán Troncoso e outros moitos coruñeses.
Na Coruña tivo lugar o 16 de xaneiro de 1809 a batalla de Elviña na que faleceron dous xenerais. Por parte dos británicos o tenente xeneral xefe daquel Exército Sir John Moore, e por parte francesa o xeneral de brigada Ives Manigaul-Gaulois. Tamén se conservan a capela da Virxe do Rosario e a súa sancristía anexa.
Transmítolle o agradecemento dende esta páxina, ao técnico do museo Arqueloxico e Historia do Castelo da Coruña: Don Julio López-Amado. Pola súa simpatía e bo facer e o coidado deste precioso museo, non plasme no libro de agradecementos por despiste, pero dende este medio doulles as grazas.
HISTORIA
El Castillo de San Antón es un castillo del siglo XVI que junto al hoy desaparecido Castillo de San Diego se situaban estratégicamente para defender la ciudad de A Coruña. Fue declarado Monumento Histórico Artístico en 1949 y desde 1994 ha pasado a ser considerado como Bien de Interés Cultural. Desde su inauguración en 1968, alberga el Museo Arqueológico e Histórico de A Coruña.
Está situado a la entrada del puerto de A Coruña en una minúscula isla (hoy en día es una península).
En la planta baja, que eran las antiguas dependencias de la guarnición del castillo, se exponen piezas de los diversos períodos de la Prehistoria e Historia Antigua de Galicia, procedentes en su mayor parte de excavaciones arqueológicas en yacimientos de la provincia.
En la planta alta, que ocupa la llamada Casa del Gobernador, en donde residieron gallegos ilustres como Juana de Vega y su marido el General Mina, se recuerdan algunos hitos de la historia de la ciudad: expedición de la Armada Invencible y posterior ataque de Drake en 1589, con intervención heroica de María Pita, el capitán Juan Varela, el capitán Troncoso y otros muchos coruñeses.
En A Coruña tuvo lugar el 16 de enero de 1809 la batalla de Elviña en la que fallecieron dos generales. Por parte de los británicos el teniente general jefe de aquel Ejército Sir John Moore, y por parte francesa el general de brigada Ives Manigaul-Gaulois. También se conservan la capilla de la Virgen del Rosario y su sacristía anexa.
Le transmito el agradecimiento desde esta página, al técnico del museo Arqueloxico e Historia do Castelo de A Coruña: Don Julio López-Amado. Por su simpatía y buen hacer y el cuidado de este precioso museo, no plasme en el libro de agradecimientos por despiste, pero desde este medio les quedo agradecido.
Javier JAC
HISTORY
The Castle of San Antón is a sixteenth-century castle next to the now defunct San Diego Castillo of strategically stood to defend the city of A Coruña. It was declared a Historic Artistic Monument in 1949 and since 1994 has come to be regarded as a Cultural Interest. Since it opened in 1968 , houses the Archaeological Museum and Historical La Coruna.
It is located at the entrance of the port of La Coruna on a tiny island ( today is a peninsula ) .
On the ground floor , which were the old buildings of the garrison of the castle, parts of the various periods of Prehistory and Early History of Galicia, mostly from archaeological excavations at sites in the province are exposed.
Expedition of the Armada and subsequent attack of Drake: Upstairs , occupying the Governor's House Call , where resided illustrious Galician as Juana de Vega and her husband General Mina , some milestones in the history of the town are remembered in 1589, with heroic intervention of María Pita.
Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre
Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre (MNH), (Museum of Nature and Man in English), is a museum based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, (Canary Islands, Spain). It contains many significant archaeological finds and is considered the best repository of objects from the Prehispanic Canary Islands. The museum also houses significant paleontological, botanical, entomological and marine and terrestrial vertebrate collections, in an excellent state of preservation, and is considered the best Natural Library of the Canary Islands.
The museum also integrates the Archaeological Museum of Tenerife, the Bioantropología's Canary Institute and the Museum of Natural Sciences of Tenerife. The museum is located in the downtown area of Santa Cruz, in the former Civil Hospital, a building that constitutes an example of the neoclassical architecture of Canary Islands. The archaeological section was founded in 1958.
The museum holds the largest collection on the culture of the Guanche and also has one of the most modern methods of presentation of mummies, (announced in 2006 by the Cabildo de Tenerife through a communique).
It is also an internationally renowned museum and has participated in international meetings on archeology, but its fame is mainly due to its formidable collection of Guanche mummies.
It is also regarded as the most important museum of Macaronesia.