Statue of Vicente Guerrero, Mexico City

The statue of Vicente Guerrero, a hero of independence and president of Mexico until he was driven from the presidency by conservatives, was installed in Mexico City's Plaza de San Fernando, in 1870. The installation follows the defeat of Mexican conservatives and reestablishment of the republic under liberal control. The bronze sculpture was created from the model in plaster by Mexican sculptor, Miguel Noreña (1839-1894).[1][2] Noreña is best known for his sculpture topping the Monument to Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec emperor.

Statue of Vicente Guerrero
The monument in 2018
SubjectVicente Guerrero
LocationMexico City, Mexico

References
  1. Fulton, Christopher (June 2008). "Cuauhtémoc awakened". Estudios de historia moderna y contemporánea de México (35): 5–47.
  2. Galindo y Villa, Jesús (1901). "Paseos, Monumentos Públicos y sitios notables. Parte 3" [Walks, Public Monuments and notable sites. Part 3] (PDF). Reseña histórico-descriptiva de la ciudad de México que escribe Jesús Galindo y Villa, regidor del Ayuntamiento. Impr. de F. Diaz de Leon. pp. 122–129. OCLC 903886039.

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