Jose Artigas Memorial

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AlbinoFlea @ 2006-05-17 23:45:57

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Year: 1950
Sculptor: Juan M. Blanes

Artigas (1764-1850) is sometimes referred to as the "father of Uruguayan independence." He raised troops of volunteers to fight for the creation of a Uruguayan state separate from Argentina and free of Spanish domination. An admirer of the young United States, he is said to have carried a copy of the American Constitution with him at all times. Engraved at the base of the statue is the statement: "Liberty of America is my dream and its attainment my only hope."

The statue was funded in great part by contributions from Uruguayan school children.

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Washington, Washington, DC (DC), United States (US)
@ 38.89227800, -77.04149300

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