''La Victoria del Viento'' (
Spanish: The Wind-Ridden Victory) is a monument in the city of
Pachuca,
Mexico, commemorating the
bicentenary of the Mexican independence from Spain (1810–2010). Located on the Bicentennial Plaza, the monument was created by Mexican sculptor
Bernardo Luis López Artasánchez and consists of 14 individual sculptures.
The
personification of Victory refers to the Mexican legend about a young, open-hearted woman, who fell in love with the wind and who sacrificed herself to the earth in return of welfare of the land.
The Victory raises her right hand with the torch of freedom, while leaving the north wind play with her hair. The eagle with a snake on a cactus at the Victory's feet, which also appears on the
coat of arms of Mexico, refers to the legendary founding of
Tenochtitlan. The figures surrounding the Victory are
Miguel Hidalgo,
José María Morelos,
Andrés Quintana Roo
Andrés Eligio Quintana Roo (30 November 1787 – 15 April 1851) was a Mexican liberal politician, lawyer, and author. He was the husband of fellow independence activist Leona Vicario.
Quintana Roo was one of the most influential men in the ...
and
Ignacio López Rayón. The horses symbolize those used at the battlefields during the Mexican war of independence.
The Victory's
pedestal bears the inscription "Hidalgo, en el nombre llevamos la independencia" (Spanish: "
Hidalgo, in your name we convey independence").
See also
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Angel of Independence
References
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Buildings and structures in Hidalgo (state)
Buildings and structures completed in 2010
Monuments and memorials in Mexico
Pachuca