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13-SEP-2014

Morella. Estatua de Don Ramon Cabrera i Griņķ

Statue of Don Ramon Cabrera y Griņķ, fearsome leader of the Carlist forces also known as The Tiger of the Maestrazgo.Located at the Castle in Morella.He was born at Tortosa, province of Tarragona, Spain. As his family had in their gift two chaplaincies, young Cabrera was sent to the seminary of Tortosa, where he made himself conspicuous as an unruly pupil, ever mixed up in disturbances and careless in his studies. After he had taken minor orders, the bishop refused to ordain him as a priest, telling him that the Church was not his vocation, and that everything in him showed that he ought to be a soldier. Cabrera followed this advice and took part in Carlist conspiracies on the death of Ferdinand VII. The authorities exiled him and he absconded to Morella to join the forces of the pretender Don Carlos.

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Art White18-Oct-2014 03:11
Great image! V
XiaoBernard9917-Oct-2014 14:00
Tres belle statue de noble cavalier.
Dougie Young15-Oct-2014 12:28
Nice image and and interesting read, reminds me of this: http://www.pbase.com/dyphotono1/image/150468460
William Barletta13-Oct-2014 22:36
Nicely captured ~V~
MarcViskens13-Oct-2014 19:06
very nice captured José
Jim Coffman12-Oct-2014 18:15
Wonderful capture!!
Stephanie12-Oct-2014 18:14
What a lovely statue! Great pov Jose! V
Gerard Koehl12-Oct-2014 17:44
Cette statue est magnifique. V
Patrick Goossens12-Oct-2014 17:26
What a fantastic Statue. Your POV shows every little detail!
hge5412-Oct-2014 17:17
Nice image, and fascinating story. V
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