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Plaque of the Marquis and Marchioness of Las Navas

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BronzeSalto de línea SpainSalto de línea Circa 1563Salto de línea

This covered the tomb of Pedro Dávila y Zúniga, the first Marquis of Las Navas, and his wife María Enríquez de Córdoba, which is situated beneath the main altar at the Monastery of Santo Domingo y San Pablo in Las Navas del Marqués (Ávila). The marquis was chief accountant to Charles I and majordomo to Philip II. According to the inscription, the marchioness died of breast cancer.

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Héctor ecuestre
Lauda Marqueses de las Navas
Ábaco
Jarro
Silla de manos
La Caridad romana

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