Plaza España (Municipio de Guatemala (Ciudad de Guatemala)) | square

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  Rony (guest)

  In the center of the Plaza of Spain is the source of Carlos III, which was designed and built in 1789, in honor of the King of Spain, Don Carlos III, the design was done by the Guatemalan Marcos Ibanez with the Italian architect Antonio Bernosconi, the mason (stone carver) was Matías Spain and installation work of quarried stone (rock quarry industry) and were carved by master stonemason and Guatemalan Barruncho Manuel, who completed the work after the death of Bernosconi. After its construction the fountain was installed in the Plaza Mayor, where he remained for over 100 years. In 1895, the government decided to remove it from Reyna Barrios Plaza Mayor (now Constitution Square) and replace it with a kiosk for the Marching Band Concert. Many years passed until the writer Enrique Martinez Sobral found most parts of which had been numbered to be dismantled the source. The discovery of the pieces turned around what was Central Prison. Many years passed until the writer Enrique Martinez Sobral found most parts of which had been numbered to be dismantled the source. The discovery of the pieces turned around what was Central Prison. In 1928, Enrique Martinez Sobral, with the help and sponsorship of Ernesto Viteri and Rotary began rebuilding the Source of Carlos III. In 1933, through President Jorge Ubico, the fountain was installed in what is now the Plaza Spain.

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