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Memorial First Centenary Of The Dos De Mayo

Commemorative plaque affixed on the façade of the City Hall, Plaza Mayor, Valladolid,
to commemorate the First Centenary of the Dos de Mayo [1808],
the Uprising against the napoleonic occupation of Spain, having initiated the 6-year Guerra de la Independencia (1808-1814).

The plaque reads :
El Excmo
Ayuntamiento de Valladolid
á los Martires
de la Independencia Española
en el primer Centenario
II Mayo MDCCCVIII II Mayo MCMVIII

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Source

  • Text: Jean Claude Grodos
  • Photos: Alta Falisa

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