The ''Cerro de la Gloria'' (''Glory Hill'') is a small mount located in the city of Mendoza, Argentina, at the

General San Martín Park The Parque General San Martín is a park located in the city of Mendoza, Argentina. Overview The construction of the park, originally named ''Parque del Oeste'' (Western park), began on December 6, 1896, under the direction of the landscape ar ...

. It features a huge memorial monument to the

Army of the Andes The Army of the Andes ( es, Ejército de los Andes) was a military force created by the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (Argentina) and mustered by general José de San Martín in his campaign to free Chile from the Spanish Empire. In 181 ...

at the top. The monument is the work of Uruguayan sculptor

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, along with the Argentines Juan Carlos Oliva Navarro, Víctor Garino, Víctor Calistri, Víctor Guarini y Víctor Cerini. It was begun in 1911, as part of the celebrations of the

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of 1910. It was inaugurated on February 12, 1914, an anniversary of the

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. It features at its top an allegorical representation of Freedom (''Libertad'') or the Republic (''La República'') with broken chains, and an equestrian statue of San Martin, with the inscription "La Patria al Ejército de los Andes" (''"The Fatherland to the Army of the Andes"'').

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