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Ascencio Ortega

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John Dilworth

ORTEGA, Asencio Worked circa. 1795, died 1845 Madrid Spain Son and pupil of Silverio Ortega, below. Asencio Ortega lo hijo (sic) / por encargo en Madrid / Anno 1799 A. Ortéga hijo (sic) / en Madrid ano 1844 (sources differ on the word ‘hijo’ . Our interpretation is that it is an archaic spelling of ‘hizo’, ‘he made it’)

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