Monuments in Latin America They have become one of the most sublime expressions for commemorate to the woman and her role in history, as well as to inspire the new generations and their long way to go. After many years the countries stopped dedicating statues to the heroes to give way to the women who also marked history.
In Latin America we have several examples of these tributes ranging from the women's monument in memory, in Chile, to the sculpture of the Diana Hunter, in the CDMX passing through the Giraldilla in Cuba and many others. These monuments in Latin America symbolize courage and the fight of Latin women in favor of their rights and their peers around the world.
Women in memory
Chili
Made by the architects Emilio Marín and Nicolás Norero, in the Plaza Los Heroes in Santiago de Chile, this monument claims to the 118 women executed and 72 missing, as well as the dams and exiles during the Pinochet dictatorship. It was inaugurated in 2006 and restored in 2019 due to time wear.
In Reforma, the Diana Hunter is erected, which represents the freedom of women.Jorge Bernal – Eyeem / Getty Images.
SOURCE OF THE DIANA HUNDER
Mexico
One of the most emblematic symbols in the CDMX is the SOURCE OF THE DIANA HUNDERlocated in Paseo de la Reforma. Bronze made by architect Vicente Mendiola Quezada and sculptor Juan Fernando Olaguíbel in 1942, his original name was The northern stars arrowsince it represents the Greek goddess Artemisa, or its equivalent, Diana in Rome.
It is worth mentioning that the identity of Helvia Martínez Verdayesmodel that posed for this sculpture, was covert for a long time, since it caused a lot of controversy due to nudity. Today is a symbol of female freedom, so that on February 7, 2020, the water woke up red as protest against femicides and their rise in Mexico.
The residents
Paraguay
The creation of the sculptor Báez Rolón is located in the Plaza de Las Residentas in Luque, Paraguay, and He is inspired by mothers, wives and daughters who managed to hold their country during the Triple Alliance War. It was in the war period where women sacrificed themselves to rebuild their nation from the debris. This Monument in Latin America It was opened in 1867.