Monumento de la Fundación de México-Tenochtitlan

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Monumento a la Fundación de México-Tenochtitlán
The monument in 2013

19°25′53″N 99°07′57″W / 19.43125°N 99.13247°W / 19.43125; -99.13247^[1]^[2]
Location	José María Pino Suárez 2, Centro Histórico, Centro, 06000 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico^[1]
Designer	Carlos Marquina
Dedicated date	1970

The Monumento a la Fundación de México-Tenochtitlán is installed near the government offices in the historic center of Mexico City, Mexico.^[2] The monument, designed by Carlos Marquina,^[3] was dedicated in 1970. Part of the sculpture depicts an eagle atop a cactus, eating a snake, similar to the imagery on the flag of Mexico.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Monument to the Mexican National Identity". Google Maps. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Plano general – Centro Histórico" (in Spanish). Government of Mexico.
^ "CDMX - Monumentos en la CDMX". Government of Mexico City. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
^ Cocking, Lauren. "A Guide To Mexico City's 15 Most Important Statues and Monuments". Culture Trip. Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2018-11-23.

External links

Media related to Sculpture Eagle on Nopal next to the Federal District buildings at Wikimedia Commons

Public art in Mexico City

Murals
Day and Night Still Life Sueño de una Tarde Dominical en la Alameda Central The History of Mexico

Sculptures and monuments

Alameda Central	Beethoven Monument Benito Juárez Hemicycle Fountain of Mercury Fountain of Neptune Fountain of Venus Fountain of Virgin Gladiador frigio Gladiador romano La Primavera Las Danaides Malgré Tout Statue of Alexander von Humboldt
Paseo de la Reforma	Angel of Independence Antimonumenta Vivas Nos Queremos Diana the Huntress Fountain El Ángel de la Seguridad Social El Caballito Estela de Luz Fuente de la República How Doth the Little Crocodile Monument to Christopher Columbus† Monument to Cuauhtémoc Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Monument Puerta 1808 Statue of Heydar Aliyev† The Young Woman of Amajac
Related	Tlalli

Key: † No longer extant or on public display

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