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Statues of Ignacio Allende and Miguel Hidalgo, San Miguel de Allende

AlejandroLinaresGarcia · 17 September 2010

Photo of two statues in the municipal palace of San Miguel de Allende, showing Hidalgo and his fellow independence leader Ignacio Allende together.

Shows Hidalgo commemorated alongside Ignacio Allende, his fellow independence leader, in a government building.

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Two statues of men in a staircase niche with Mexican flags above. The left statue shows a uniformed man with a red collar and gold epaulettes, arms crossed. The right shows a man in a dark coat holding a rolled paper. Red and orange flowers sit on a stone base in front, beneath a plaque.
Statues of Ignacio Allende and Miguel Hidalgo, Municipal Palace, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. Photograph, 2010.

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What it is

This photograph shows two statues standing in a staircase niche of the municipal palace of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. One depicts Ignacio Allende in military uniform, the other Miguel Hidalgo holding a rolled paper.

Why it matters

Hidalgo and Allende were both central leaders of the early Mexican War of Independence, and they are often remembered together. This display, inside a government building named for Allende, shows how the two men's legacies are linked in public memory.

Why it matters

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  • Why are Hidalgo and Allende displayed together, rather than Hidalgo alone?
  • What do the objects each man holds (a flag pole versus a rolled paper) suggest about how they are remembered?
  • Why might this kind of display be placed in a municipal palace rather than a museum?

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