Monumento a Cuitláhuac, Monument in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico
The Monumento a Cuitláhuac stands on the Glorieta de Cuitláhuac, a roundabout on the northeastern stretch of Paseo de la Reforma. It consists of a bronze statue of the Aztec tlatoani Cuitláhuac, shown standing in a defiant pose, set on a pyramid-shaped base designed by architect Jesús Aguirre. The sculpture is the work of Mexican sculptor Ignacio Asúnsolo.
The monument commemorates Cuitláhuac, the Aztec tlatoani who led the resistance against the Spanish in 1520. The bronze figure by Ignacio Asúnsolo stands on a pyramidal base by architect Jesús Aguirre. It was inaugurated on 21 November 1964 by President Adolfo López Mateos, together with the northern extension of Paseo de la Reforma.
The monument stands in the Glorieta de Cuitláhuac, a traffic circle on the northeastern stretch of Paseo de la Reforma, and gives its name to that junction. Cuitláhuac, ruler of the Aztec tlatoani, is shown standing in a defiant pose, a reference to his leadership of the resistance against the Spanish in 1520.
The monument stands in the Glorieta de Cuitláhuac, a traffic roundabout on the northeastern stretch of Paseo de la Reforma, so it is seen from the roadway and surrounding sidewalks rather than entered. Approach on foot from the Reforma avenue side; the bronze figure on its pyramidal base is best viewed from the pavement.
The monument stands on the Glorieta de Cuitláhuac, a roundabout on the northeastern stretch of Paseo de la Reforma, and was unveiled on 21 November 1964, the same day the avenue's northern extension opened. The bronze figure by Ignacio Asúnsolo shows Cuitláhuac standing and defiant, atop a pyramidal base by architect Jesús Aguirre.
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