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José Artigas

José Gervasio Artigas Arnal
Montevideo 1764 - Paraguay 1850
national hero of Uruguay, sometimes called "the father of Uruguayan nationhood"
(Wikipedia)

Gloria Rodriguez
2013

Description

Bronze bust.

Inscription(s)

gral. jose artigas
procer de uruguay
1.764 - 1.850

la causa
de los pueblos
no admite
la menor demora

Annotation

Unveiled by the Consul-General of Uruguay, Jorge Figueredo, and the mayor of Agüimes, Antonio Morales, at the occasion of the 249th anniversary of Artigas' birth and his Canarian roots. Artugas' grandmother was from Tenerife.
The architect Gloria Rodriguez, mentioned as author of the bust, is probably the designer of the monument, for which she used an existing bust (you find the same bust also in other places).

Sculptor

Gloria Rodriguez, Spanish architect.

Sources & Information

La Estrella que nos guia, Esculturas de Agüimes.
La Provincia: Diario de Las Palmas, 19 June 2013, Agüimes homenajea con un busto a José Artigas, fundador y prócer de Uruguay.

Locatie (N 27°52'38" - W 15°25'32") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca072; Photograph: 5 January 2015
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