United States historic place
The General Jose de San Martin Memorial is an
equestrian statue memorial of
Argentine general and independence leader
José de San Martín in
Washington, D.C.,
United States.
The memorial is located at
Virginia Avenue and 20th Street N.W. in the
Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C., near the
United States Department of State.
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The memorial was sculpted by
Augustin-Alexandre Dumont beginning in 1924.
[3] It is a replica of an original located at the
Plaza San Martín in
Buenos Aires.
[4] The memorial was a gift to the United States from
Argentina and was dedicated on October 28, 1925.
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President
Calvin Coolidge spoke at the dedication.
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It was rededicated on October 6, 1976.
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Plaquette
Next to the memorial is a plaque with the following text:
- JOSE de SAN MARTIN
- FOUNDER OF THE ARGENTINE INDEPENDENCE
- HE LED THE LIBERATING ARMY ACROSS THE ANDES
- AND GAVE FREEDOM TO CHILE AND PERU
- HIS NAME LIKE WASHINGTON'S REPRESENTS
- THE AMERICAN IDEAL OF DEMOCRACY, JUSTICE AND LIBERTY
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See also
References
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"District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites" (PDF). District of Columbia Office of Planning. April 2009. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
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"San Martín, José de: Memorial east of the Tidal Basin near the State Dept in Washington, D.C." DC Memorials. Archived from
the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
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"de San Martin, General Jose, Memorial". National Park Service. Archived from
the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
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"History of Judiciary Square". DC Courts. Archived from
the original on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
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"San Martin (Gen. Jose de) Park – Statue – Res. 106". National Park Service. Archived from
the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
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"Unveiling of the statue of General José de San Martín, Washington, D.C., October 28, 1925". Argentina, Embajada, United States.
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6689711M. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
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"Address at the Dedication of a Monument to General Jose De San Martin Given by Argentina to the United States, Washington, D.C." The American Presidency Project. Archived from
the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
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"Liberador: General Jose de San Martin, (sculpture)". SIRIS
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"SAN MARTIN, José de: Memorial east of the Tidal Basin near the State Dept in Washington, D.C."
Archived 2009-06-01 at the
Wayback Machine.
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