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{{short description|Statue in Mexico City, erected 1916}} |
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A '''statue of [[George Washington]]''' stands in [[Mexico City]]. It was presented as a gift to the city in 1916.<ref>{{Cite web| |
A '''statue of [[George Washington]]''' stands in [[Mexico City]]. It was presented as a gift to the city by the United States government in 1916.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=Secretaría de Turismo de CDMX|title=George Washington Statue · Attractions|url=http://cdmxtravel.com/en/attractions/george-washington-statue.html|access-date=2020-06-19|website=cdmxtravel.com|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=George Washington Statue|url=https://travel-dev.cdmx.gob.mx/venues/george-washington-statue/|access-date=2020-06-19|website=Mexico City Travel|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gamboa Sánchez|first=Bernardo|date=2019-08-20|title=Ruta por la Segunda Sección del Bosque de Chapultepec (para leer y caminar y ya)|url=https://local.mx/ciudad-de-mexico/caminatas/ruta-por-la-segunda-seccion-del-bosque-de-chapultepec-para-leer-y-caminar-y-ya/|access-date=2020-06-19|website=local.mx|language=es-MX}}</ref> |
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Since 1970, it has been located in the [[Parque Rosario Castellanos]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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{{coord missing|Mexico}} |
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An earlier sculpture of Washington by [[Pompeo Coppini]] in the same city was destroyed in 1914.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Texas' Unlucky Sculptor|url=https://www.texascooppower.com/texas_stories/life-arts/texas-unlucky-sculptor|access-date=2020-06-19|website=Texas Co-op Power Magazine|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Villasana|first1=Carlos|last2=Gómez|first2=Ruth|date=2019-07-26|title=Washington en la capital, símbolo de amistad|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/mochilazo-en-el-tiempo/washington-en-la-capital-simbolo-de-amistad|access-date=2020-06-19|website=El Universal|language=es}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of statues of George Washington]] |
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* [[List of sculptures of presidents of the United States]] |
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== References == |
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{{Chapultepec}} |
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{{George Washington}} |
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{{Public art in Mexico City}} |
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{{coord|19.4198|N|99.2014|W|type:landmark_region:MX|display=title}} |
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[[Category:Chapultepec]] |
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[[Category:Sculptures of men in Mexico]] |
[[Category:Sculptures of men in Mexico]] |
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[[Category:Statues in Mexico City]] |
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[[Category:Statues of George Washington]] |
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[[Category:1916 establishments in Mexico]] |
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[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Mexico City]] |
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Astatue of George Washington stands in Mexico City. It was presented as a gift to the city by the United States government in 1916.[1][2][3]
Since 1970, it has been located in the Parque Rosario Castellanos.[2]
An earlier sculpture of Washington by Pompeo Coppini in the same city was destroyed in 1914.[4][5]
19°25′11″N 99°12′05″W / 19.4198°N 99.2014°W / 19.4198; -99.2014
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