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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
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Image
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
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Department of Digital Learning
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Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Recommended Citation
Howard, Wendy, "Bronze Gate with White Ribbons: Tomb of Martín de Álzaga and His Family. Recoleta Cemetary 5" (2022). Fulbright Repository Argentina 2022 Images. 1020.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fulbrightargentina2022-images/1020
Keywords
Recoleta Cemetery, tomb, bronze, gate, Buenos Aires.