Finally on the pedestal, specifically on the east side is a sculptural group known as «Apotheosis of the Father of the Homeland» which is composed of three figures; The priest Miguel Hidalgo holding the Mexican flag, the MUSA OF HISTORY sitting with a book and a pen and the Homeland Figure that offers Hidalgo a laurel crown. In each of the corners of the pedestal are the figures of José María Morelos y Pavón, Francisco Xavier Mina, Nicolás Bravo and Vicente Guerrero.
On the facade on the east side is an ornamental shield with the dates of proclamation and consummation of the independence (1810–1821), and under it on a marble plate where «the nation to the Heróes de la Independencia» is read and in front of this inscription is a bronze giant lion (which symbolizes strength in the war) led by a child (which symbolizes intelligence).
The extremes of the pedestal were adorned with the figures that correspond to peace, war, justice and law. Under these four statues in the front of their bases are their names and the sides of twenty -four characters of independence, divided into eight categories; The precursors, consummate, leaders, guerrillas, writers, congressmen, heroines and conspirators.
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What is inside?
Inside MONUMENT TO INDEPENDENCEbetter known as The Angel of Independenceis the polls. In 1925, the remains of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Ignacio Allende, Juan Aldama, José Mariano Jiménez, José María Morelos y Pavón, Pedro Moreno, Víctor Rosales, Francisco Xavier Mina, Guadalupe Victoria, Vicente Guerrero, Andrés Quintana Roo, Leona Vicario, Nicolás Bravo and Mariano Matamoros were transferred from the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico and other remains were brought from their burial places to be deposited in polls inside the monument.