Monumento a los caídos en Malvinas
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Monumento a los caídos en Malvinas | |
Location in Buenos Aires City | |
Coordinates | 34°35′38.2″S 58°22′30.3″W / 34.593944°S 58.375083°W |
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Location | Avenida del Libertador, San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Designer | Andrés Morán |
Opening date | June 24, 1990 |
Dedicated to | Argentine soldiers killed in Falklands War |
The Monumento a los caídos en Malvinas (transl. Monument to the Fallen in the Falklands) is a cenotaph in Plaza San Martín, in Buenos Aires, dedicated to the 649 Argentine soldiers who were killed in the Falklands War. The inscription reads La nación también rinde homenaje a los que guardan en su cuerpo o memoria las huellas del combate. (transl. The nation also honors those who store in their bodies or their memories the footprints of combat.)
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References[]
- Berjman, Sonia; Di Bello, Roxana; Magaz, María (2003). Plaza San Martín, imágenes de una historia. Ed. NobuKo. ISBN 987-20641-0-5.
Coordinates: 34°35′38.2″S 58°22′30.3″W / 34.593944°S 58.375083°W
Categories:
- Monuments and memorials in Buenos Aires
- Aftermath of the Falklands War
- Cenotaphs