Ex-Voto Dedicated to the Virgin Mary for the Victory at Cartagena de Indias

Ex-voto commissioned by the Frigate Captain Carlos Zumarra in gratitude to the Blessed Virgin Mary of Consolation for the granting of 3 favors, which are described at the bottom of the painting.

The first was in 1740, while defending Cartagena de Indias from attack by the English; the second was in 1743, under full sail; and the third was in 1749, again in Cartagena de Indias, when Zumarra survived a spectacular fall from his horse (an event that is depicted in the picture).