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{{short description|Statue in Mexico City, erected 1916}} |
{{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 by the United States government in 1916.<ref>{{Cite web|last=CDMX|first=Secretaría de Turismo de|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|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> |
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|last=CDMX|first=Secretaría de Turismo de|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/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|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" /> |
Since 1970, it has been located in the [[Parque Rosario Castellanos]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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It should not be confused with the earlier sculpture of Washington by [[Pompeo Coppini]] that 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|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> |
It should not be confused with the earlier sculpture of Washington by [[Pompeo Coppini]] that 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|last=Villasana|first=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|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-19|website=El Universal|language=es}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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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]
It should not be confused with the earlier sculpture of Washington by Pompeo Coppini that was destroyed in 1914.[4][5]
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19°25′11″N 99°12′05″W / 19.4198°N 99.2014°W / 19.4198; -99.2014
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