Benito Juarez Statue - Chicago, IL
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N 41° 53.441 W 087° 37.459
16T E 448207 N 4637827
This statue is located in the Plaza of the Americas, just off Michigan Avenue by the Wrigley Building.
Waymark Code: WMBTY8
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 06/21/2011
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This statue of Mexico's five-term President was a gift from Mexico to the City of Chicago.
The plaque at the site reads:
"BENITO JUAREZ
BENEMERITO DE LAS AMERICAS
PRESIDENTE DE MEXICO, 1858 A 1872
POSTULO QUE
'ENTRE LOS INDIVIDUOS COMO ENTRE LAS
NACIONES
EL RESPETO AL DERECHO AJENO ES LA PAZ'
BENEMERITUS OF THE AMERICAS
PRESIDENT OF MEXICO, 1858 TO 1872
HE DECLARED THAT
'AMONG INDIVIDUALS AS AMONG NATIONS
RESPECT FOR THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS IS PEACE'
GIFT OF MEXICO TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO
JULIAN MARTINEZ, SCULPTOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RICHARD M. DALEY, MAYOR
CHICAGO PUBLIC ART COLLECTION"
Country or International City that Gave the Gift: Mexico
Country or International City that Received the Gift: Chicago, IL, USA
Website Verifying this Item as a Gift from Another Country or International City: Not listed
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