JURISDICTIONAL STATUE, C.XVI
In 1559, the village of "Marta" becomes an
Estate free of more taxes and with its own jurisdiction. As an example of this
local independence, Álvaro de Loaisa, the first Master of the Santa Marta,
raises the statue that we see today, the oldest and most emblematic monument of
the villa, with the blazon of this lineage.
Constructed in granite, it has three circular grandstands.
It is finished by an iron forge, placed in the thirties of the 20th
century.
After the disappearance of the Former Regime, the statue stopped having this juridical and administrative function, though it continued being a place of meeting and exposure to news. For centuries, markets, parties and dances have taken place there; it has received merchants and visitors. Generations of marteños have sat down on its steps.
After the disappearance of the Former Regime, the statue stopped having this juridical and administrative function, though it continued being a place of meeting and exposure to news. For centuries, markets, parties and dances have taken place there; it has received merchants and visitors. Generations of marteños have sat down on its steps.
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