Guayaquil, Ecuador desired to honor the Ecuadorian leader and poet, José Olmedo. After all, he was mayor of Guayaquil twice and was President of Ecuador in 1845. He was also an accomplished poet; having written many patriotic poems.
The only trouble was, having a statue of Olmedo would cost more than the community could afford.
So they thought, "No way, José! What the heck! We'll get a pre-owned one of somebody or other we can afford. Anyway, who remembers what he looked like!"
And so, a statue of George Gordon, Lord Byron was placed in Guayaquil by these thrifty citizens and duly labeled José Olmedo.
Byron subbing for Olmedo
José Olmedo
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That's pragmatism at its finest!
I sure wouldn't know the difference.
If you hadn't exposed them, who would have known? Have a great weekend.
hey, they say everyone has a 'twin' somewhere.
What a delightful tit bit, Angel!
Sunday is my big day! Come by for the reveal if you can, Dear
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We could sell off that statue of General Sherman!
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Very interesting, Angel!
Great! Love the new trivia fact.
If the GOP hears about this, we'll soon see every statue of a liberal figure being replaced with a statue of Ronald Reagan!
The article about the Byron statue representing Jose Olmedo appeared in THE BOOK OF LISTS by The People's Almanac first printed 1977.
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