General Ignacio Zaragoza - Goliad, TX
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N 28° 38.781 W 097° 23.047
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The standing figure of General Ignacio Zaragoza, in full military uniform in Goliad State Park.
Waymark Code: WMQ887
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2016
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The bronze figure stands on a square cement base. The statue was commissioned by the Governor of Puebla (Mexico) Dr. Alfredo Toxqui Fernandez De Lara, after Governor Dolph Briscoe (Texas) expressed a desire for a joint memorial to commemorate Mexican hero Zaragoza.
His right hand rests near a sword strapped on his right hip. He is dressed in a knee-length coat with brocaded shoulders and a sash at the waist. He wears eyeglasses.
TITLE: General Ignacio Zaragoza
ARTIST(S): Unknown
DATE: May, 1980
MEDIUM: Bronze on Cement Base
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX001097
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
1679 S Jefferson St
Goliad, TX 77963
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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