Summary
Medal - Charles IV and Aloisia, Spain 1796 (AD)
On April, 1796, by order of the Viceroy of New Spain Miguel de la Grúa Talamanca y Branciforte, marqués de Branciforte, Pere d'Alberní i Teixidor (January 30, 1747 - March 11, 1802) and his company of 72 men were moved to California to take care of the Spanish military garrisons of Monterrey, Santa Bárbara, San Diego and San Francisco. Across the San Lorenzo River, Alberní founded a town called Villa Branciforte (Spanish for Branciforte Village), in honor of the Viceroy of New Spain. Villa Branciforte later merged with the community of Mission Santa Cruz, which had been founded in 1791 by the Basque Father Fermín Lasuén, and together they formed what is known today as the city of Santa Cruz.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pere_d'Albern%C3%AD_i_Teixidor
Physical Description
A round bronze medal (59 mm dia). The obverse features the conjoined draped busts of the King and Queen; around, CAROLO IV ALOISIA HISP ET IND RR AA; below in two lines, MARCH DE BRANCIFORTE / NOV. HISP. PROREX. C. F. ET D. MEX. AN. 1796; the artist name on the bust truncation, C.A. GIL.The reverse depicts a larfge equestrian statue facing right on base; around, CARLO IV PIO BENEF HISP ET IND REGIO; in exergue, AN 1796; the statue divides the legend, MICH . LA . GRUA. MARCH . DE / BRANCHIFORTE NOV. HISP . / PROREX . SUAE . MEXICANAEQUE / FIDELIT H.M.P.
Obverse Description
The conjoined draped busts of the King and Queen; around, CAROLO IV ALOISIA HISP ET IND RR AA; below in two lines, MARCH DE BRANCIFORTE / NOV. HISP. PROREX. C. F. ET D. MEX. AN. 1796; the artist name on the bust truncation, C.A. GIL.
Reverse Description
The reverse depicts a larfge equestrian statue facing right on base; around, CARLO IV PIO BENEF HISP ET IND REGIO; in exergue, AN 1796; the statue divides the legend, MICH . LA . GRUA. MARCH . DE / BRANCHIFORTE NOV. HISP . / PROREX . SUAE . MEXICANAEQUE / FIDELIT H.M.P.
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
On April, 1796, by order of the Viceroy of New Spain Miguel de la Grúa Talamanca y Branciforte, marqués de Branciforte, Pere d'Alberní i Teixidor (January 30, 1747 - March 11, 1802) and his company of 72 men were moved to California to take care of the Spanish military garrisons of Monterrey, Santa Bárbara, San Diego and San Francisco. Across the San Lorenzo River, Alberní founded a town called Villa Branciforte (Spanish for Branciforte Village), in honor of the Viceroy of New Spain. Villa Branciforte later merged with the community of Mission Santa Cruz, which had been founded in 1791 by the Basque Father Fermín Lasuén, and together they formed what is known today as the city of Santa Cruz.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pere_d'Albern%C3%AD_i_Teixidor
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1796 AD
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Issued By
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Inscriptions
CAROLO IV ALOISIA HISP ET IND RR AA MARCH DE BRANCIFORTE / NOV. HISP. PROREX. C. F. ET D. MEX. AN. 1796 C.A. GIL. CARLO IV PIO BENEF HISP ET IND REGIO AN 1796 MICH . LA . GRUA. MARCH . DE / BRANCHIFORTE NOV. HISP . / PROREX . SUAE . MEXICANAEQUE / FIDELIT H.M.P.
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Material
Bronze
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
59 mm (Outside Diameter), 9.46 (Weight)
loop cut off rim
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Shape
Round