Town Hall side, arch 1
Juan Vázquez de Coronado
Cartouche
J.VAZQUEZ DE CORONADO 1564 1964
- Sculptor
- Damián Villar
- Year
- 1967
- Where it is
- Town Hall side, arch 1
Who he was
1523–1565 Spanish conquistador
Juan Vázquez de Coronado y Anaya was a Spanish conquistador, remembered especially for his role in the colonization of Costa Rica, in Central America, where he gained a reputation for fairness, effective administration, and good relationships with the native population.
Opening paragraph from the Wikipedia article on Juan Vázquez de Coronado, in the revision we consulted, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Birth and death dates come from Wikidata.
Photograph: Basilio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 2012-08-31 · file page on Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and colour-matched to sit with the rest.
