Monumento a los Constructores, Partially destroyed bronze sculpture group in Morelia, Mexico

The Monumento a los Constructores is a group of bronze figures positioned along the historic aqueduct route in Morelia. The figures stand together and depict people engaged in physical labor.

The monument was erected in 1995 to honor workers involved in the aqueduct's construction. It connects colonial heritage with modern considerations about labor representation.

The plaque, written by city chronicler Xavier Tavera Alfaro, calls Morelia a city woven of stone and culture and quotes José María Morelos calling it "The Garden of New Spain". The mason carries stone on his back, which the sculptor said shows transport, not punishment. Since 2020 the Supreme Indigenous Council of Michoacán has called the work racist and seeks to replace it with a statue of Tangaxuan II.

The monument sits along Avenida Acueducto and is freely accessible to explore during daylight hours. The site serves as a good reference point when walking through the city's historic center.

The monument was never registered as municipal, state or national heritage, which left it without legal protection when the Supreme Indigenous Council of Michoacán toppled the statues of Fray Antonio and the master builder on 14 February 2022, beheading the friar.