Statue of Rita Pérez de Moreno

Statue of Rita Pérez de Moreno
The statue in 2021
Map
ArtistRubén Orozco Loza
Year2010
SubjectRita Pérez de Moreno
LocationGuadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Coordinates20°40′39.6″N 103°20′50.4″W / 20.677667°N 103.347333°W / 20.677667; -103.347333

A statue of Rita Pérez de Moreno is installed along the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.[1]

The statue was created by Rubén Orozco Loza and it was installed on 27 August 2010,[2] the 149th anniversary of her death.[3] Her rests remain there and she was honored during a ceremony.[3]

A statue of her husband Pedro Moreno is also installed at the site.[3]

References

  1. ^ Torres, Raúl (19 May 2017). "El sitio carece de reglamento en Jalisco". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Fallece Rita Pérez Jiménez Heroína de la Independencia de México" (in Spanish). National Human Rights Commission. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Todo listo para el traslado de los restos de Rita Pérez a la Rotonda". Informador.mx (in Spanish). Guadalajara. 26 August 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.


Stub icon

This article about a sculpture in Mexico is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.