Giuseppe Garibaldi was an Italian military and political figure. In his twenties, he joined the Carbonari Italian patriot revolutionaries, and fled Italy after a failed insurrection. Garibaldi took part in the War of the Farrapos and the Uruguayan Civil War leading the Italian Legion, and afterward returned to Italy as a commander in the conflicts of the Risorgimento. He has been dubbed the "Hero of the Two Worlds" in tribute to his military expeditions in both South America and Europe. He is considered an Italian national hero.
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This is a very humble flat grave plaque for Golfer Payne Stewart, winner of 11 PGA championships who died in a leased Learjet that had lost it's cabin pressure.Everyone including the pilots had passed out while the jet flew on auto pilot till fuel ran out and the jet crashed. Several golf balls were scattered around the area.

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Humble, resting

friiskiwi says:

I can't quite make up my mind if I want this shot rotated or not, but at least it made me look at if for a long time.

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author says:

I shot this in a horizontal position, but rotated it. I had the same problem as you. I think it works best as is.

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María Eva Duarte de Perón was the second wife of President Juan Perón (1895–1974) and served as the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. (Wikipedia)

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Evita, Peron

Artifakts says:

Nice author, but you forgot the Wikipedia link.

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friiskiwi says:

Author probably forgot that there are a lot of young people here, who have not heard of Eva Peron, probably thinks it's just a musical.

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Artifakts says:

No, it's not about young people, it's just because it is asked in the rules

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author says:

sorry guys, will fix it in a minute!
I'm pretty young and i know about her

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MnMCarta says:

I don't know the person but heck I don't know anything. History and peoples lives aren't exactly a thing for me. LOL Nice shot author

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friiskiwi says:

Amanda, "Cry for me Argentina'

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wazowski says:

Vibeke, "DON'T Cry For Me, Argentina"
The person is perhaps quite famous, the tombstone however is not really placed in an exclusive area in cementerio de Recoleta, if there wasnt a special sign, you'd likely miss the grave.
Good luck!

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MnMCarta says:

I thought that was Madona? hehehehe

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Burial place of the one and only William Shakespeare (or at least some guy who may have shared a name with some other Shakespeare who wrote plays, or was it some one who took all the credit for writing the plays but didn't actually write any of them?!?! I'm gonna say that this guy wrote them), Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon

I'm a theatre kid so this was a pretty special day for me, there was a group of about fifty German tourist in the area where the grave is and so I waited patiently to get a little closer to have a look, by the time I did, everyone had left, leaving just me and Bill Shakespeare to chat.

Everyone has been exposed to his plays over the hundreds of years they've been in circulation, and most actors, writers and theatre makers can blame/thank him for putting them on their path towards the stage, at least I can.

(Sorry if the picture is a little blurry, I didn't have a tripod and I defiantly was not using a flash in a church, and if I remember right, my camera was on the verge of dying.)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare (5 years and 2929 days ago)

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The, Bard

MossyB says:

Great photo, terrific lighting, EXCELLENT back story - it made the photo more interesting for me! High marks for a job well done.

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friiskiwi says:

Well done under the circumstances and for not using a flash.

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Athanaric says:

Wow!

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kyricom says:

Did they mention that curse he had put there (on the sign). When they renovated the church, they did everything - except those stones.

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author says:

Ha! I had heard that that happened. I sure as hell wouldn't move them. I heard that they wanted to move them to Westminster Abbey, but then thought the better of it. Oh Bill, you clever man, you!

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