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Sign: Madrid - the place where they killed Juan de Escobedo

Address:
C. de la Almudena, 1, 28013 Madrid, Spain
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
Madrid For all manhole covers in Madrid
Country:
Spain For all manhole covers in Spain
Shape:
Other
Material:
Metal
Placement:
Wall or fence
Tags:
Political murder and assassination 
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On the sign:
[Emblem of the city of Madrid]
EN ESTA CALLE
MATARON AL SECRETARIO DE DON JUAN DE AUSTRIA
JUAN ESCOBEDO
EL 31 DE MARZO DE 1578
NOCHE DEL
LUNES DE PASCUA

Ayuntamiento de Madrid
1991
Photography:
2023
Yael Gairola
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Comments:
Juan de Escobedo (1578-1530) Spanish politician and secretary of Don Juan of Austria, appointed to be in charge of Madrid. Was related to Antonio Pérez secretary of Felipe II, King of Spain. He was murdered in 1577, who, according to the rumor, refused the king’s orders, or discovered Antonio Pérez’s love affair.

Translation of the text on the sign:
[Emblem of the city of Madrid]

IN THIS STREET
THEY KILLED THE SECRETARY OF DON JUAN DE AUSTRIA
JUAN ESCOBEDO
ON MARCH 31, 1578
NIGHT OF
EASTER MONDAY

Madrid City Council 1991

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