Monumento a los Fundadores de Puebla
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| Monumento a los Fundadores de Puebla | |
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 The monument in 2012 | |
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| Artist | Ernesto Tamariz |
| Location | Puebla, Puebla, Mexico |
| 19°2′43.7″N 98°11′23.6″W / 19.045472°N 98.189889°W | |
The Monumento a los Fundadores de Puebla is installed in Puebla, in the Mexican state of Puebla.[1] It is the work of Ernesto Tamariz.[2][3]
The monument consists of an octagonal semipyramidal basement and eclectic style with art deco influence. In the first body, in the upper part an allegory of the city represented by a colonial church built under a Mesoamerican pyramid. In the next body, four angels like Atlanteans support it, in allegory of the founding myth of the city. Below the third body is a set of four sculptures representing Isabel I of Castile, Juan de Salmerón, Julián Garcés, and Toribio de Benavente «Motolinía», 2 which have their names written at their feet. They are divided by pillars that in their upper part have heraldic shields, among them the shield of the city of Puebla de los Ángeles and that of Carlos I of Spain, some of which have been detached or damaged. The last body has different explanatory plates; one indicates "The city of Puebla to its founders, MDXXXI - MCMXXI". Another indicates "Erected by private initiative and by public subscription."
