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King Carlos III of Spain ordered the founding of El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles in 1781. The statue was presented in 1976 in honor of the 200th anniversary of American Independence, and it was dedicated in the Plaza by the King and Queen of Spain, Don Juan Carlos I and Doña Sofia on September 30, 1987.
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