Spanish Troops Exiting Mayagüez

Description

Spanish troops in formation at the Colón Square during their exit from Mayagüez. Besides the soldiers, there are spectators, most of whom are on one side of the square, but people can be seen also in the balconies of the houses and buildings. The Christopher Columbus monument, which is a statue on a decorated pedestal, can be seen. Also, the iron lampposts inside the square, which is enclosed by a balustrade, are visible.

Origin Name	Box 424, Folder 3, Photo 1163
Relation	San Juan National Historic Site (NPS) > San Juan NHS Resource Records Collection > Series VIII Visual Materiales 1788-2017, Subseries B Photographs 1890 - 2011 > Box 424 - Folder 3 - 1898 Colleciton (2) - 1898
Geographical Coverage	Mayagüez
Date	1898
Descriptive Notes	Title assigned by the cataloging team. The general description, date, or geographical coverage has information furnished by the San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico.
Historical Background	Architecture in Puerto Rico: Seventeenth-Nineteenth Centuries Military History of Puerto Rico: Spanish American War
Architectural Subject	Armies Soldiers Military uniforms Squares (open spaces) Monuments Statues Pedestals Lampposts Balustrades Houses Buildings Double doors Louver doors Semicircular arches Sunrise transom (door or window component) Fanlights Pilasters (wall component) Cornices Balconies Spectators (event observers)
Decolonial Subject	United States Invasion of 1898 Military Invasion
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Editor	Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format	JPEG
Resource Type	Image