Title

Bronze Gate with White Ribbons: Tomb of Martín de Álzaga and His Family. Recoleta Cemetary 1

Creator

Wendy Howard, University of Central FloridaFollow

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Keywords

Recoleta Cemetery, tomb, bronze, gate, Buenos Aires.

Description

Bronze gate with white ties. Tomb of Martín de Álzaga and his family. His widow, Felicitas, of Álzaga was shot and killed by a jealous suitor. Over time, a tradition has developed that women looking for love tie a ribbon to this gate, asking Felicitas for help in finding true love. Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires

Type

Image

Rights

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Department

Department of Digital Learning

Collection

Argentina 2022

Location

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Recommended Citation

Howard, Wendy, "Bronze Gate with White Ribbons: Tomb of Martín de Álzaga and His Family. Recoleta Cemetary 1" (2022). Fulbright Repository Argentina 2022 Images. 1014.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fulbrightargentina2022-images/1014