Artigas Mausoleum, Memorial monument in Plaza Independencia, Montevideo, Uruguay.

The Artigas Mausoleum is a monument located in Plaza Independencia that sits partly underground and contains the remains of José Artigas. A large bronze equestrian statue stands above the underground chamber, making the site visible and recognizable from the plaza.

The equestrian monument above was inaugurated on 28 February 1923, after a 1913 competition won by Italian sculptor Angelo Zanelli. The mausoleum itself was ordered by the civic-military dictatorship through Decree-Law 14.276 of 27 September 1974 and inaugurated on 19 June 1977, the anniversary of Artigas's birth. Artigas's remains had rested in the National Pantheon of the Central Cemetery since their repatriation from Paraguay in 1855; they were moved into the underground chamber in 1977.

A 2001 law ordered phrases from Artigas's political creed inscribed on the mausoleum walls, so the chamber carries his own words rather than a generic memorial text. The remains were moved out in 2011 for restoration and returned on 26 October 2012, when Daniel Vidart spoke at a public ceremony. After the return to democracy, use of Artigas's name and remains by the 1974–1977 dictatorship was widely questioned.

The mausoleum lies under the equestrian statue in Plaza Independencia, reached by wide granite staircases descending below ground. A mastaba opening lets sunlight fall directly onto the urn. A permanent guard of the Regimiento de Blandengues de Artigas keeps watch, so access can be paused during ceremonies.

The chamber is a granite mastaba whose opening lets sunlight fall directly on the urn, so the shaft is lit by the sun rather than lamps. A 2001 law ordered phrases from Artigas's political creed inscribed on the mausoleum walls. The remains were moved out in 2011 for restoration and returned on 26 October 2012, when Daniel Vidart spoke at the public ceremony.