Jose Artigas - Vienna, Austria
N 48° 14.442 E 016° 24.631
33U E 604726 N 5344015
This bust of Jose Artigas is located in Donaupark in Vienna, Austria.
Waymark Code: WMMEXN
Location: Wien, Austria
Date Posted: 09/10/2014
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ABOUT THE STATUE:
The life-size bronze bust of Artigas depicts him wearing his military uniform. He has long sideburns and is starting directly ahead. A plaque on the stone base of the statue reads:
Jose Artigas
Protector de los Pueblos Libres 1764-1850
Prócer de la Republica oriental del Uruguay
Viena, 19 de junio de 2013
This same text is also provided in German.
[English Translation]
Jose Artigas
Protector of the Free People 1764-1850
Hero of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay
Vienna, June 19, 2013
ABOUT THE MAN:
"Born in Montevideo José Artigas was regarded as a national hero of Uruguay. He was the most important patriot leader in the wars of independence against Spain and is viewed as the father of Uruguayan independence. Artigas became the champion of federalism against the efforts of Buenos Aires to assert centralised control. In 1814 this struggle became a civil war. From 1820 he lived in exile in Paraguay. The independence of his native Uruguay was finally achieved on 27th August 1828."
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