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Campo Marte is a venue under the administration of the

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(SEDENA). Named after the '' Campus Martius'' (

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), it is used for military and government events, as well as

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events. Campo Marte is located next to the National Auditorium in Chapultepec Park,

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History

The land was acquired by the Federal Government on 31 December 1904. On 16 February 1910, the land was designated for a military equestrian club through presidential decree. In 1930, under General

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, there was a promulgation for the construction of a “Casino Militar”. On 1 April 1937, the camp formally came under the control of the SEDENA. President Manuel Ávila Camacho declared on 26 August 1941 that the camp should be known as “Parque Nacional Anáhuac". The former name, "Campo Deportivo Militar Marte", was restored in 1972.

Military and government

The Campo Marte is the base for the presidential guards of the

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. On the grounds there is a monument commemorating the

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of the Mexican Army. Although the Army has 19th century antecedents, the official founding date of the modern Army is 19 February 1913; the day that Decreto 1421 was issued in

Coahuila Coahuila (), formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza), is one of the 32 states of Mexico. Coahuila borders the Mexican states of N ...

. This denounced the presidency of

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and gave the Governor of Coahuila the ability to establish a military force to restore constitutional order. Campo Marte is the location of a Monumental Mexican Flag measuring 50 meters long by 28 meters wide located on a flagpole that is 100 meters high.

Sports events

It hosted the

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and individual jumping events of the

competitions for the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. It was where the

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took place.

References

1968 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 2. Part 1. p. 77.

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