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Description

Granite monument with a bronze statue and reliefs. The monument represents the domain of the territory by the bandeirantes and the conquest of the freedom by the miners martyrs. The work is composed by an allegorical figure of Mines and by four reliefs in the central block.
On the top is the figure of a naked man inspired by Apollo, with a flag in hand, representing the heroism of the citizen of Minas Gerais. Below one of the signs is the inscription in Latin Montani Semper Liberti (the mountain is always free).

Francisco Bruza Espinosa, Castilian, was the first explorer of the sertao of Bahia in the sixteenth century (Wikipedia).	Fernão Dias Pais (1608-1681) or Fernão Dias Pais Leme, a frontiersman from São Paulo. He was known as the 'Emerald Hunter' and was one of the most prominent bandeirantes (Wikipedia).
The martyrdom of Tiradentes Joaquim José da Silva Xavier "O Tiradentes" (Fazenda do Pombal 1746 - Rio de Janeiro 1792), leading member of the Brazilian revolutionary movement Inconfidência Mineira whose aim was full independence from Portugal. Tiradentes was arrested, tried and publicly hanged (Wikipedia)	The martyrdom of Felipe dos Santos Filipe dos Santos Freire (c. 1680-1720), instigated the revolt of Vila Rica (Ouro Preto) on June 28, 1720. For his participation in the movement he was killed and quartered, his parts (head, legs and arms) were placed in pieces of wood and scattered throughout city (Wikipedia).

Inscription(s)

no ultimo anno do periodo governamental ------- do excellentissimo ------- senhor presidente deste estado, o doutor antonio carlos ribeiro de andrada (1926-1930), e sob os auspicios do mesmo, foi erguido este monumento, dedicado aos heröes e martyres mineiros que, no sacrificio pela conquista do territorio e da liberdade, ------- verteram o seu sangue ------- em prol da fundaçãao e do engrandecimento da patria.

In the last year of the government period ------- of the most excellent ------- president of this state, doctor Antonio Carlos Ribeiro de Andrada (1926-1930), and under the auspices of the same, fhis monument was erected, dedicated to the heroes and martyrs of Minas Gerais who, in the sacrifice for the conquest of land and freedom, -------- shed their blood ------- in favor of the founding and the aggrandizement of the country.

alferes joaquim josé da silva xavier, _________por alcunha o tiradentes dr. josé alvares maciel tente. corer. fraco. de paula freire de andrada padre carlos correa de toledo e mello padre josé da silva e oliveira rollim coronel ignacio josé de alvarenga

antonio de oliveira lopes capitão joão dias da motta vicente vieira da motta joão da costa rodrigues alfes. victoriano gonçalves velloso fernando josé ribeiro josé martins borges

padre manoel rodrigues da costa capitão josé de rezende costa josé de rezende costa filho dr. salor, de carvalho do amaral gurgel padre josé de oliveira lopes coronel josé ayres gomes e escravo alexandre

Signature

Sculptor

• Giulio (Júlio) Starace (1888 - 1952), Brazilian sculptor of Italian origin.

Sources & Information

• Belo Horizonte, Obra de arte.
• UAI, Por trás das esculturas espalhadas por BH, há casos de censura e perseguição.
• UAI, Estátuas e esculturas espalhadas contam a história de BH e de Minas Gerais" Monumentos são uma aula de história nas ruas da cidade e do estado.
• Caio, Claudia, Fernanda, Gabriela, Iara, Igor, Maiara, Marinna e Thiago (Blogspot), Monumentos da Região Central de Belo Horizonte .
• Carime Zunzarren (Blogspot), esCULTURArte.
• Eduardo Henrique de Paula Cruvinel, Monumentos, memória e cidade: estudo de casa em Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte: Escola de Arquitectura da UFMG, 2012 - (PDF on-line), p. 68-69.

Tags

• Town: Belo Horizonte
• State: Minas Gerais
• Country: Brazil
• Dias Pais, Fernão
• Man with flag
• Revolutionary/Patriot
• Santos Freire, Filipe dos
• Silva Xavier, Joaquim José da
• Starace, Giulio
• Tiradentes

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