Statue of José Artigas
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General Jose Gervasio Artigas is a bronze statue, in Washington, DC, capital of the United States
, at the intersection of Constitution Avenue
and Virginia Avenue
, at 18th Street. It is one of a set called the Statues of the Liberators
. José Artigas was a 19th century general, sometimes called "the father of Uruguay
an independence".
The Washington, DC, statue was created before 1948 by Juan Manuel Blanes
. At its base are engraved the words "Liberty of America is my dream and its attainment my only hope."
Although this statue was delivered before the identical one in Montevideo, Minnesota
, Montevideo erected theirs in 1949 and the Washington, DC, Parks Department did not erect its until a year later on 19 June 1950.
Both statues were gifts from the people of Uruguay and are replicas of an original in San José de Mayo
, Uruguay, created by Italian sculptor Dante Costa. The Uruguayan officer Edgardo Ubaldo Genta had conceived the idea in 1940 as a good-will gesture.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, at the intersection of Constitution Avenue
Constitution Avenue
In Washington, D.C., Constitution Avenue is a major east-west street running just north of the United States Capitol in the city's Northwest and Northeast quadrants...
and Virginia Avenue
Virginia Avenue
Virginia Avenue is a street in the Northwest, Southwest, and Southeast quadrants of Washington, D.C. Like other state-named streets in Washington, it diagonally crosses the grid pattern formed by lettered and numbered streets....
, at 18th Street. It is one of a set called the Statues of the Liberators
Statues of the Liberators
A series of Statues of the Liberators of western-hemisphere countries from colonial rule is found along Virginia Avenue, N.W., in Washington, D.C...
. José Artigas was a 19th century general, sometimes called "the father of Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an independence".
The Washington, DC, statue was created before 1948 by Juan Manuel Blanes
Juan Manuel Blanes
Juan Manuel Blanes was a noted Uruguayan painter of the Realist school.-Life and work:Blanes was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1830. He was raised by his mother, with whom he relocated to the countryside in his early teens...
. At its base are engraved the words "Liberty of America is my dream and its attainment my only hope."
Although this statue was delivered before the identical one in Montevideo, Minnesota
Montevideo, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,346 people, 2,353 households, and 1,444 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,190.5 people per square mile . There were 2,551 housing units at an average density of 568.1 per square mile...
, Montevideo erected theirs in 1949 and the Washington, DC, Parks Department did not erect its until a year later on 19 June 1950.
Both statues were gifts from the people of Uruguay and are replicas of an original in San José de Mayo
San José de Mayo
San José de Mayo is the capital city of the San José Department in southern Uruguay. It is located at the centre of the department, on the intersection of Route 3 with Route 11, from the centre of Montevideo. The railroad track connecting Montevideo with Colonia and with the northwest of the...
, Uruguay, created by Italian sculptor Dante Costa. The Uruguayan officer Edgardo Ubaldo Genta had conceived the idea in 1940 as a good-will gesture.
See also
- Artigas MausoleumArtigas MausoleumThe Artigas Mausoleum is a monument to Uruguayan hero José Artigas, located in Plaza Independencia, in the neighbourhood of Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo. It was built in the 1930s and Artigas' remains are kept in an underground room underneath the statue. The moument is guarded by a traditional guard...
External links
- DCmemorials.com - Page about the Statue of Artigas at 18th and Constitution in Washington, DC
- New York City Parks official site - Article about the statue of Artigas on 6th Avenue in SoHo
- Mooremack News official site - Article about the statue of Artigas in Montevideo, Minnesota, from the newsletter of the shipping company that carried it from Uruguay