OLD SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - La Rogativa statue, by artist Lindsay Daen, commemorating a 1797 prayer procession

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OLD SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - La Rogativa statue, by artist Lindsay Daen, commemorating a 1797 prayer procession that drove away invading British troops. According to a popular Puerto Rican legend, British troops were laying siege to San Juan, Puerto Rico on the night of April 30, 1797. The townswomen, led by a bishop, formed a rogativa (prayer procession) and marched throughout the streets of the city - singing hymns, carrying torches, and praying for the deliverance of the City. Outside the walls, particularly from the sea, the British navy mistook this torch-lit religious parade for the arrival of Spanish reinforcements. When morning arrived, the British were gone from the island, and the city was saved from a possible invasion. Four statues sculpted by Lindsay Daen, in the Plazuela de la Rogativa (Rogativa Plaza) in Old San Juan, pay tribute to the bishop and townswomen who participated in La Rogativa.

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Size: 3226px × 4814px
Location: OLD SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
Photo credit: © Rob Crandall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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