The Plaza Fernandez Madrid of Cartagena de Indias is located in the historic center of the city, adjacent to the temple of Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo.
History of Plaza Fernández Madrid
The square was originally called Plaza de los Jagüeyes because in 1572 the governor of the city Bahamon of Lugo He ordered the animal watering hole to be created in this place and therefore the community began to call it that; once raised Church of Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo consecrated by the Bishop of the city, Doctor Gregorio De Molleda y Clerquec, took the name of Plaza de Santo Toribio on October 7, 1736, then in 1842 the council proposed calling it Plaza General Francisco de Paula Santander; and finally on February 19, 1889 under the administration of José Manuel Goenaga and on the occasion of commemorating the hundred years of the birth of the hero and illustrious son of Cartagena José Luis Álvaro Alvino Fernández Madrid and Fernández De Castro, takes the name of Plaza de Fernández Madrid.
(Also know the History of the Proclamation Square of Cartagena)
At the same time the Sculpture is inaugurated Jose Fernandez Madrid in the presence of the president Rafael Nunez and in the midst of great popular celebrations; The statue was sculpted in Genoa – Italy and made of marble in the workshop of Vittorio Montarsolo and designed by Luis Felipe Jasper Being the first image placed in Cartagena de Indias, the sculpture is on a standing pedestal and on the pedestal there are four phrases alluding to the hero.
Where is Plaza Fernández Madrid located?
The Plaza is located on Calle de la Tablada, in the walled center, near the parish of Santo Toribio.
About Luis Felipe Jasper
Luis Felipe Jaspe was a Colombian architect, urban planner, surveyor, builder, painter and photographer born in the city of Cartagena de Indias. He stood out during the Republican period for his architectural works that today are part of the great tourist attractions of the stone corralito.
