Monument in the Plaza De Armas, Aguascalientes, Mexico, 1891, by William Henry Jackson
Now called Plaza Patria y Exedra. At the center of the Plaza is a fluted column with Ionic capital, which was erected in the late Viceroyalty in 1808 by Manuel Tolsa, to honor the Spanish King Carlos IV, but when completed contained a bust of his son Ferdinand VII, who had by then ascended the throne. After the Independence in 1821, the bust was removed. In 1986 an eagle devouring a snake, national symbol, made by the sculptor Jesús F. Contreras was placed on top. At the base of the column are deposited the remains of Governor Jose Maria Chavez, liberal hero shot in 1864 by French forces.
Size: 3000px × 3870px
Location: Aguascaliente. Mexico
Photo credit: © Archive Farms. Inc / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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