A statue of José Antonio Torres is installed near the Corona Market, in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.[1] The statue is 2.5 meters (8 ft 2 in) tall and he is described as having an enraged face. The sculptor was Juan José Méndez Hernández.[2] In April 2017, the machete he was holding was stolen.[3]
| Statue of José Antonio Torres | |
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 The statue in 2011 | |
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| Artist | José Méndez Hernández |
| Subject | José Antonio Torres |
| Location | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| 20°40′38.5″N 103°20′57.8″W / 20.677361°N 103.349389°W | |
References edit
- ^ "El Amo Torres, un héroe olvidado". Informador.mx (in Spanish). 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Armenta, Francisco (1 October 2015). "Monumento al 'Amo' Torres. Un líder de la Independencia". La Crónica de Hoy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Ramírez Álvarez, Víctor Manuel (12 April 2017). "Ni el 'Amo Torres' se escapa de la inseguridad, le roban su machete". El Occidental (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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