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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

POTD: Pompeo Coppini Statue in Gonzales

This statue which commemorates the first shot fired in the fight for Texas independence stands in Gonzales, Texas. The 1910 work was sculpted by Pompeo Coppini, the Italian-born and Florence-trained sculptor who later came to Texas and today is buried in San Antonio.

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