Monument to Cuauhtémoc
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The Monument to Cuauhtémoc is an 1887 monument dedicated to the last Mexica ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan Cuauhtémoc, located at the intersection of Avenida de los Insurgentes and Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City. It is the work of Francisco Jiménez and Miguel Noreña in the "neoindigenismo" (academic indigenismo style), and was proposed to promote the new government of Porfirio Díaz.
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19.4311°N 99.1589°W / 19.4311; -99.1589 | |
Location | Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City |
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Designer | Francisco Jiménez, Ramón Agea, Miguel Noreña |
Width | 6.20 x 6.20 m (base) |
Height | 4.93 metres (16.2 ft) (sculpture) 11.75 metres (38.5 ft) (base) |
Beginning date | 1878 |
Completion date | 1887 |
Opening date | 21 August 1887 |
Dedicated to | Cuauhtémoc |
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