Monumento a los Niños Héroes

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Not to be confused with Monumento a los Niños Héroes (Guadalajara).
Monumento a los Niños Héroes
A tribute to the children heroes.jpg
The monument in 2011
Monumento a los Niños Héroes is located in Mexico City Central
Monumento a los Niños Héroes
Location in Mexico City
Coordinates19°25′18″N 99°10′46″W / 19.4215515°N 99.1794551°W / 19.4215515; -99.1794551Coordinates: 19°25′18″N 99°10′46″W / 19.4215515°N 99.1794551°W / 19.4215515; -99.1794551
LocationMexico City, Mexico
Dedicated toNiños Héroes

The Monumento a los Niños Héroes ("Monument to the Boy Heroes"), officially Altar a la Patria ("Altar to the Homeland"), is a monument commemorating the Niños Héroes, installed in Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico.[1]

Description and history[]

The six cadets are honored by an imposing monument made of Carrara marble by architect Enrique Aragón and sculptor Ernesto Tamariz at the entrance to Chapultepec Park (1952).[2] This semicircular monument with six columns, placed at what was the end of the Paseo de la Reforma, a major thoroughfare leading from the central square (Zócalo) to Chapultepec Park. It contains a niche in each of its columns with an urn holding the remains of one of the cadets. In addition, the remains of Colonel Felipe Santiago Xicoténcatl[3][4] were placed in the center of the monument below the main statue. The monument is dedicated to the combatants against the United States invasion with the phrase: “To the Defenders of the Fatherland 1846-1847”. The monument's official name is Altar a la Patria (Altar to the Homeland), but it is better known as the Monumento a los Niños Héroes (Monument to the Boy Heroes) and many official texts use the popular name instead of the official name.[5]

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References[]

  1. ^ Cocking, Lauren. "A Guide To Mexico City's 15 Most Important Statues and Monuments". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  2. ^ Espínola, Lorenza. "Los Niños Héroes, un símbolo" (in Spanish). Comisión Organizadora de la Conmemoración del Bicentenario del inicio del movimiento de Independencia Nacional y del Centenario del inicio de la Revolución Mexicana. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  3. ^ "Obelisco a los Niños Héroes". Chapultepec Forest Commission. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  4. ^ "ALTAR A LA PATRIA". Mexico City Government, Tourism Secretariat. Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  5. ^ Rodriguez O., Jaime E.; Vincent, Kathryn, eds. (June 1, 1997). Myths, Misdeeds, and Misunderstandings: The Roots of Conflict in U.S.-Mexican Relations (1st ed.). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 99. ISBN 978-0842026628. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

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