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Statue of Miguel Hidalgo, Tehuacan

unknown · 1910

A bronze statue of Hidalgo in Tehuacan, Puebla, inaugurated in 1910 to mark the first centenary of Mexican independence.

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Tall gray stone monument with a bronze statue of a standing man in a long coat atop a carved pedestal. The inscription on the pedestal reads El Pueblo de Tehuacán, dated 16 de septiembre 1910. Iron railing, trees, and a street with a red car are around it under a clear blue sky. — test

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This photograph shows a stone monument topped with a bronze statue of Miguel Hidalgo, standing in a long coat, located on the Paseo Hidalgo in Tehuacan, Puebla. The pedestal is inscribed with the name of the people of Tehuacan and a date in September 1910.

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The statue was inaugurated in 1910 as part of the celebrations marking the first centenary of Mexican independence, a movement Hidalgo had started a century earlier. It shows how Mexican communities used public monuments to honor him on major historical anniversaries.

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