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Medallion of Tomás Bretón in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca

Petrineros side, arch 22

Tomás Bretón

Cartouche

TOMAS BRETON

Sculptor
Fernando Mayoral
Year
2001
Where it is
Petrineros side, arch 22

The arch next to it, number 21, has its stone circle carved and the face left blank. The 21 blank ones

Who he was

1850–1923 Spanish conductor and composer

Tomás Bretón y Hernández was a Spanish conductor and composer. Tomás Bretón was born in Salamanca. He completed his musical studies at the School of Fine Arts in his home town, where he earned his living playing the violin in small provincial orchestras, theaters and churches.

Opening paragraph from the Wikipedia article on Tomás Bretón, 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 · 2012-08-30 · file page on Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and colour-matched to sit with the rest.