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Monument to the heroes of Puente Sampayo

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Pontevedra Monumento aos heroes de Pontesampaio 01
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The Monument to the Heroes of Puente Sampayo is a memorial and sculptural group created by the Spanish sculptor Julio González Pola, in Pontevedra, Spain. It is in the gardens of the Plaza de España and was inaugurated on 27 August 1911. The monument commemorates the courage of the people of Pontevedra led by the officer Pablo Morillo and their triumph over the Napoleonic troops of Marshal Michel Ney, liberating Pontevedra from the occupation of the French army on 7 and 8 June 1809.

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Monument to the heroes of Puente Sampayo
Praza de España, Pontevedra

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Monumento aos Heroes de Ponte Sampaio

Praza de España
36413 Pontevedra
Galicia, Spain
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