La Victoria del Viento
Location | Pachuca, Mexico |
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Designer | Bernardo Luis López Artasánchez |
Completion date | 2010 |
Dismantled date | bicentenary of the Mexican independence |
La Victoria del Viento (Spanish: The Wind-Ridden Victory) is a monument in the city of Pachuca, Mexico, commemorating the bicentenary of the Mexican independence from Spain (1810–2010). Located on the Bicentennial Plaza, the monument was created by Mexican sculptor Bernardo Luis López Artasánchez and consists of 14 individual sculptures.
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Miguel Hidalgo, José María Morelos, Andrés Quintana Roo and Ignacio López Rayón. The horses symbolize those used at the battlefields during the Mexican war of independence.[2] The Victory's pedestal bears the inscription "Hidalgo, en el nombre llevamos la independencia" (Spanish: "Hidalgo
, in your name we convey independence").
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References
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- ^ "Una leyenda que se vuelve monumento" (in Spanish). El Sol de Hidalgo. 28 Aug 2010. Retrieved 14 Aug 2014.
- ^ "Victoria del Viento" (in Spanish). Hidalgo.travel. Retrieved 14 Aug 2014.