The ''General Jose de San Martin Memorial'' is an
equestrian statue
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memorial of
Argentine
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general and independence leader
José de San Martín
José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras (25 February 177817 August 1850), known simply as José de San Martín () or '' the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru'', was an Argentine general and the primary leader of the southern and cent ...
in
Washington, D.C.
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,
United States
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.
The memorial is located at
Virginia Avenue
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and 20th Street N.W. in the
Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C.
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, near the
United States Department of State
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.
The memorial was sculpted by
Augustin-Alexandre Dumont
Augustin-Alexandre Dumont, known as Auguste Dumont (4 August 1801, in Paris – 28 January 1884, in Paris) was a French sculptor.
Biography
He was one of a long line of famous sculptors, the great-grandson of Pierre Dumont, son of Jacques-Edme ...
beginning in 1924.
It is a replica of an original located at the
Plaza San Martín in
Buenos Aires
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. The memorial was a gift to the United States from
Argentina
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and was dedicated on October 28, 1925.
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Calvin Coolidge
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spoke at the dedication.
It was rededicated on October 6, 1976.
Plaquette
Next to the memorial is a plaque with the following text:
::JOSE de SAN MARTIN
::FOUNDER OF THE ARGENTINE INDEPENDENCE
::HE LED THE LIBERATING ARMY ACROSS THE ANDES
::AND GAVE FREEDOM TO CHILE AND PERU
::HIS NAME LIKE WASHINGTON'S REPRESENTS
::THE AMERICAN IDEAL OF DEMOCRACY, JUSTICE AND LIBERTY
"SAN MARTIN, José de: Memorial east of the Tidal Basin near the State Dept in Washington, D.C."
See also
* List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2
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This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.
Most of the works mentioned ...
*Statues of the Liberators A series of Statues of the Liberators of western-hemisphere countries from colonial rule is found along Virginia Avenue, N.W., in Washington, D.C. (which has been referred to as a Washington version of New York City's Avenue of the Americas).
Sever ...
References
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1924 sculptures
Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
Statues of people of the Spanish American wars of independence
Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Equestrian statues in Washington, D.C.
Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Foggy Bottom
Cultural depictions of José de San Martín
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