Benito Juárez, Bronze statue in Pantoja Park, San Diego, United States.
Benito Juárez is a bronze sculpture in Pantoja Park in downtown San Diego, created by Mexican sculptor Ernesto Tamariz. It depicts Benito Juárez, president of Mexico from 1858 to 1872, and was given to the city by the Mexican government in 1981.
The statue was gifted to San Diego by the Mexican government in 1981, created by sculptor Ernesto Tamariz. It honors a president who led Mexico through a crucial period of its national story.
The bronze figure was made by Mexican sculptor Ernesto Tamariz and presented by Mexico's government in 1981, so the gift itself records the link between the two countries. Juárez, president of Mexico from 1858 to 1872, is the figure honoured here; the work stands in Pantoja Park in downtown San Diego.
The statue is located at the intersection of India and G Street and can be easily reached on foot with public transportation nearby. The park has open areas for sitting, though shade is limited in some spots.
The bronze was made by Mexican sculptor Ernesto Tamariz and given by Mexico's government in 1981, during San Diego's sister-city ties with León, Guanajuato. Look for the figure of Juárez, president of Mexico from 1858 to 1872, standing among the palms of Pantoja Park.
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