Angel of Independence, the Glossary
The Angel of Independence, most commonly known by the shortened name El Ángel and officially known as Monumento a la Independencia ("Monument to Independence"), is a victory column on a roundabout on the major thoroughfare of Paseo de la Reforma in downtown Mexico City.[1]
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93 relations: Absolute monarchy, Agustín de Iturbide, Andrés Quintana Roo, Angel of Peace, Antonio Rivas Mercado, Auto-da-fé, Berlin, Berlin Victory Column, Bronze, Burial, Capital (architecture), Captain (armed forces), Centennial, Century, Chapultepec Castle, Coat of arms of Mexico, Columbus Monument (New York City), Committee, Corinthian order, Cry of Dolores, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, El Universal (Mexico City), Emilio Portes Gil, Enrique Alciati, Ernesto Zedillo, Eternal flame, Father of the Nation, Ferdinand VII, Fineness, General officer, Goddess, Gold, Greek mythology, Guadalupe Victoria, Ignacio Allende, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Italy, José María Morelos, José Mariano Jiménez, Juan Aldama, July Column, Justice, La Victoria del Viento, Laurus nobilis, Law, Leona Vicario, Lieutenant colonel, Lieutenant general, List of mayors of Mexico City, London, ... Expand index (43 more) »
- 1910 establishments in Mexico
- Monumental columns
- Monuments and memorials in Mexico City
- National symbols of Mexico
- Roundabouts and traffic circles in Mexico
- Sculptures of Nike
- Statues in Mexico City
- Terminating vistas
- Vandalized works of art in Mexico
Absolute monarchy
Absolute monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign is the sole source of political power, unconstrained by constitutions, legislatures or other checks on their authority.
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Agustín de Iturbide
Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu (27 September 178319 July 1824), commonly known as Agustín de Iturbide and later by his regnal name Agustín I, was the first Emperor of Mexico from 1822 until his abdication in 1823.
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Andrés Quintana Roo
Andrés Eligio Quintana Roo (30 November 1787 – 15 April 1851) was a Mexican liberal politician, lawyer, and author.
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Angel of Peace
The Angel of Peace (Friedensengel) is a monument in the Bogenhausen district of Munich. Angel of Independence and Angel of Peace are sculptures of angels.
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Antonio Rivas Mercado
Antonio Rivas Mercado (26 February 1853 – 3 January 1927) was a Mexican architect, engineer and restorer.
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Auto-da-fé
An auto-da-fé (from Portuguese auto de fé, meaning 'act of faith'; auto de fe) was the ritual of public penance, carried out between the 15th and 19th centuries, of condemned heretics and apostates imposed by the Spanish, Portuguese, or Mexican Inquisition as punishment and enforced by civil authorities.
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Berlin
Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and by population.
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Berlin Victory Column
The Victory Column (from Sieg 'victory' + Säule 'column') is a monument in Berlin, Germany.
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Bronze
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids, such as arsenic or silicon.
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Burial
Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects.
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Capital (architecture)
In architecture, the capital or chapiter forms the topmost member of a column (or a pilaster).
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Captain (armed forces)
The army rank of captain (from the French capitaine) is a commissioned officer rank historically corresponding to the command of a company of soldiers.
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Centennial
A centennial, or centenary in British English, is a 100th anniversary or otherwise relates to a century, a period of an exact century.
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Century
A century is a period of 100 years.
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Chapultepec Castle
Chapultepec Castle (Castillo de Chapultepec) is located on top of Chapultepec Hill in Mexico City's Chapultepec park.
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Coat of arms of Mexico
The coat of arms of Mexico (Escudo Nacional de México, lit. "national shield of Mexico") is a national symbol of Mexico and depicts a Mexican (golden) eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus devouring a rattlesnake. Angel of Independence and coat of arms of Mexico are national symbols of Mexico.
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Columbus Monument (New York City)
The Columbus Monument is a column in the center of Columbus Circle in New York City honoring the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, who first made an expedition to the New World in 1492. Angel of Independence and Columbus Monument (New York City) are sculptures of angels.
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Committee
A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly or other form of organization.
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Corinthian order
The Corinthian order (Κορινθιακὸς ῥυθμός, Korinthiakós rythmós; Ordo Corinthius) is the last developed and most ornate of the three principal classical orders of Ancient Greek architecture and Roman architecture.
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Cry of Dolores
The Cry of Dolores (region) occurred in Dolores, Mexico, on 16 September 1810, when Roman Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang his church bell and gave the call to arms that triggered the Mexican War of Independence.
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Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano (born 1 May 1934) is a Mexican politician and civil engineer.
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El Universal (Mexico City)
El Universal is a Mexican newspaper based in Mexico City.
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Emilio Portes Gil
Emilio Cándido Portes Gil (3 October 1890 – 10 December 1978) was President of Mexico from 1928 to 1930, one of three to serve out the six-year term of President-elect General Álvaro Obregón, who had been assassinated in 1928.
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Enrique Alciati
Enrique Alciati (died after 1912) was a French/Italian sculptor and teacher, born in Marseille, France, who contributed various sculptures in France and Mexico.
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Ernesto Zedillo
Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León (born 27 December 1951) is a Mexican economist and politician.
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Eternal flame
An eternal flame is a flame, lamp or torch that burns for an indefinite time.
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Father of the Nation
The Father of the Nation is an honorific title given to a person considered the driving force behind the establishment of a country, state, or nation.
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Ferdinand VII
Ferdinand VII (Fernando VII; 14 October 1784 – 29 September 1833) was King of Spain during the early 19th century.
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Fineness
The fineness of a precious metal object (coin, bar, jewelry, etc.) represents the weight of fine metal therein, in proportion to the total weight which includes alloying base metals and any impurities.
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General officer
A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry.
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Goddess
A goddess is a female deity.
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Gold
Gold is a chemical element; it has symbol Au (from the Latin word aurum) and atomic number 79.
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Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology.
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Guadalupe Victoria
Guadalupe Victoria (29 September 178621 March 1843), born José Miguel Ramón Adaucto Fernández y Félix, was a Mexican general and politician who fought for independence against the Spanish Empire in the Mexican War of Independence and after the adoption of the Constitution of 1824, was elected as the first president of the United Mexican States.
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Ignacio Allende
Ignacio José de Allende y Unzaga (January 21, 1769 – June 26, 1811), commonly known as Ignacio Allende, was a captain of the Spanish Army in New Spain who came to sympathize with the Mexican independence movement.
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Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
The Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH, National Institute of Anthropology and History) is a Mexican federal government bureau established in 1939 to guarantee the research, preservation, protection, and promotion of the prehistoric, archaeological, anthropological, historical, and paleontological heritage of Mexico.
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Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.
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José María Morelos
José María Teclo Morelos Pérez y Pavón (30 September 1765 – 22 December 1815) was a Mexican Catholic priest, statesman and military leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811.
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José Mariano Jiménez
José Mariano Jiménez (August 18, 1781 – June 26, 1811) was a Mexican engineer and rebel officer active at the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence.
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Juan Aldama
Juan Aldama (January 3, 1774 in San Miguel el Grande, Guanajuato – June 26, 1811 in Chihuahua) was a Mexican revolutionary rebel soldier during the Mexican War of Independence in 1810.
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July Column
The July Column (Colonne de Juillet) is a monumental column in Paris commemorating the Revolution of 1830.
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Justice
Justice, in its broadest sense, is the concept that individuals are to be treated in a manner that is equitable and fair.
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La Victoria del Viento
La Victoria del Viento (Spanish: The Wind-Ridden Victory) is a monument in the city of Pachuca, Mexico, commemorating the bicentenary of the Mexican independence from Spain (1810–2010).
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Laurus nobilis
Laurus nobilis is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub with green, glabrous (smooth) leaves.
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Law
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate.
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Leona Vicario
María de la Soledad Leona Camila Vicario Fernández de San Salvador, best known as Leona Vicario (April 10, 1789 – August 21, 1842), was one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican War of Independence.
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Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel.
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Lieutenant general
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.
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List of mayors of Mexico City
The Head of Government (Jefe/Jefa de Gobierno) wields the executive power in Mexico City.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
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Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of carbonate minerals (most commonly calcite (CaCO3) or dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)) that have crystallized under the influence of heat and pressure.
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Mariano Matamoros
Mariano Matamoros y Guridi (August 14, 1770 – February 3, 1814) was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel soldier of the Mexican War of Independence, who fought for independence against Spain in the early 19th century.
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Martín Francisco Javier Mina y Larrea
General Martín Francisco Javier Mina y Larrea (July 1, 1789 – November 11, 1817), nicknamed El Mozo or El Estudiante (Student), was a Spanish lawyer and army officer, who later became a Mexican independence figure.
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Mausoleum
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the burial chamber of a deceased person or people.
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Mexican Armed Forces
The Mexican Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de México) are the military forces of the United Mexican States.
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Mexican Inquisition
The Mexican Inquisition was an extension of the Spanish Inquisition into New Spain.
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Mexican War of Independence
The Mexican War of Independence (Guerra de Independencia de México, 16 September 1810 – 27 September 1821) was an armed conflict and political process resulting in Mexico's independence from the Spanish Empire.
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Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.
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Mexico City
Mexico City (Ciudad de México,; abbr.: CDMX; Central Nahuatl:,; Otomi) is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America.
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Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven (Catedral Metropolitana de la Asunción de la Bienaventurada Virgen María a los cielos) is the cathedral church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico.
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The Mexico national football team represents Mexico in international football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation.
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Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla Gallaga Mandarte y Villaseñor (8 May 1753 – 30 July 1811), more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or Miguel Hidalgo, was a Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence and recognized as the Father of the Nation.
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Military funeral
A military funeral is a memorial or burial rite given by a country's military for a soldier, sailor, marine or airman who died in battle, a veteran, or other prominent military figures or heads of state.
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Museo Nacional de Historia
The National Museum of History (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Historia), also known as MNH, is a national museum of Mexico, located inside Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City.
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National Palace (Mexico)
The National Palace (Palacio Nacional) is the seat of the federal executive in Mexico.
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Nelson's Column
Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, Central London, built to commemorate Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson's decisive victory at the Battle of Trafalgar over the combined French and Spanish navies, during which he was killed by a French sniper.
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New Spain
New Spain, officially the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Virreinato de Nueva España; Nahuatl: Yankwik Kaxtillan Birreiyotl), originally the Kingdom of New Spain, was an integral territorial entity of the Spanish Empire, established by Habsburg Spain.
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New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
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Nicolás Bravo
Nicolás Bravo Rueda (10 September 1786 – 22 April 1854) was a Mexican soldier and politician who served as interim President of Mexico three times, in 1839, 1842, and 1846.
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Nike (mythology)
In Greek mythology and ancient religion, Nike (lit;, modern) is the goddess who personifies victory in any field including art, music, war, and athletics.
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Noticieros Televisa
Noticieros Televisa, also branded as N+, is the news agency of Tritón Comunicaciones, which produces national and local news broacasting bulletins for Univision's Mexican networks.
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Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city of France.
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Paseo de la Reforma
Paseo de la Reforma (literally "Promenade of the Reform") is a wide avenue that runs diagonally across the heart of Mexico City.
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Peace
Peace means societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence.
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Pedro Moreno (soldier)
Pedro Moreno Gonzalez (January 18, 1775 – October 27, 1817), was an insurgent in the Mexican War of Independence.
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Plutarco Elías Calles
Plutarco Elías Calles (born Francisco Plutarco Elías Campuzano; 25 September 1877 – 19 October 1945) was a Mexican soldier and politician who served as President of Mexico from 1924 to 1928.
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Poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry.
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Porfiriato
The Porfiriato (Porfiriate) is a term given to the period when General Porfirio Díaz ruled Mexico as president in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, coined by Mexican historian Daniel Cosío Villegas.
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Porfirio Díaz
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915), known as simply Porfirio Díaz, was a Mexican general, politician, and later dictator who served on three separate occasions as President of Mexico, a total of over 30 years, from 28 November 1876 to 6 December 1876, 17 February 1877 to 1 December 1880, and 1 December 1884 to 25 May 1911.
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President of Mexico
The president of Mexico (Presidente de México), officially the president of the United Mexican States (Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos), is the head of state and head of government of Mexico.
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Priest
A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities.
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Prinzregentenstraße (Munich)
Prinzregentenstraße The Prinzregentenstraße (Prince-Regent Street) in Munich is one of four royal avenues and runs parallel to Maximilianstraße and begins at Prinz-Carl-Palais, in the northeastern part of the Old Town.
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Roundabout
A roundabout, a rotary and a traffic circle are types of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction.
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Salvador Díaz Mirón
Salvador Díaz Mirón (December 14, 1853 – June 12, 1928) was a Mexican poet.
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Steel
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with improved strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron.
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Víctor Rosales
Víctor Rosales; (1776 – 20 May 1817), was a Mexican military officer born in Zacatecas, in the central Viceroyalty of New Spain.
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Vicente Guerrero
Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña (baptized 10 August 1782 – 14 February 1831) was a Mexican military officer and statesman who became the nation's second president.
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Victory column
A victory column, or monumental column or triumphal column, is a monument in the form of a column, erected in memory of a victorious battle, war, or revolution. Angel of Independence and victory column are monumental columns.
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War
War is an armed conflict between the armed forces of states, or between governmental forces and armed groups that are organized under a certain command structure and have the capacity to sustain military operations, or between such organized groups.
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William Lamport
William Lamport (or Lampart) (1611/1615 – 1659) was an Irish Catholic adventurer, known in Mexico as "Don Guillén de Lamport (or Lombardo) y Guzmán".
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Winged Victory of Samothrace
The Winged Victory of Samothrace, or the Niké of Samothrace, is a votive monument originally found on the island of Samothrace, north of the Aegean Sea. Angel of Independence and Winged Victory of Samothrace are sculptures of Nike.
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1957 Guerrero earthquake
The 1957 Guerrero earthquake occurred on 28 July at 08:40 UTC.
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1985 Mexico City earthquake
The 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of 19 September at 07:17:50 (CST) with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximal Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent).
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See also
1910 establishments in Mexico
- Angel of Independence
- Benito Juárez Hemicycle
- Brownsville & Matamoros International Bridge
- Cojumatlán de Régules
- International School of American Archeology and Ethnology in Mexico
- México F.C.
- Mexican Red Cross
- National Autonomous University of Mexico
- Nocupétaro
Monumental columns
- Abel Tasman Monument
- Angel of Independence
- Australian–American Memorial
- Colonna Mediterranea
- Colonne de la liberté (Quebec)
- Copper columns of Ma Yuan
- Dancers of Delphi
- Dharani pillar
- Doyle Monument
- Ivar Huitfeldt Column
- Kolonna Eterna
- Marian and Holy Trinity columns
- Minar-i Chakri
- Plague Column, Košice
- Plague Column, Timișoara
- Plague Column, Vienna
- Plaza Bolívar (Valencia)
- Ponsonby's Column
- Prussia Columns
- Roman victory columns
- Rostral column
- Sculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuși at Târgu Jiu
- Tagundaing
- Victory column
- Votive column
Monuments and memorials in Mexico City
- Abraham Lincoln: The Man
- Angel of Independence
- Antimonumenta (Mexico City)
- Antimonumento +43
- Antimonumento +72
- Beethoven Monument (Mexico City)
- Benito Juárez Hemicycle
- Bust of Albert Einstein
- Bust of Pedro Domingo Murillo
- Diana the Huntress Fountain
- El Sereno (sculpture)
- Equestrian statue of Charles IV of Spain
- Equestrian statue of Francisco I. Madero
- Estela de Luz
- Glorieta de las mujeres que luchan
- Memorial to Victims of Violence in Mexico
- Monument to Christopher Columbus (Buenavista, Mexico City)
- Monument to Christopher Columbus (Charles Cordier)
- Monument to Cuauhtémoc
- Monument to Enrico Martínez
- Monument to Lázaro Cárdenas
- Monument to Pope John Paul II
- Monumento a la Raza (Mexico City)
- Monumento a la Revolución
- Monumento a los Indios Verdes
- Monumento a los Niños Héroes
- Monumento de la Fundación de México-Tenochtitlan
- Mother's Monument
- Museo Cabeza de Juárez
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Monument, Mexico City
- Obelisco a los Niños Héroes
- Parque de la Bombilla
- Statue of Alexander von Humboldt (Mexico City)
- Statue of Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mexico City)
- Statue of George Washington, Mexico City (1916)
- Statue of Heydar Aliyev, Mexico City
- Statue of José Gervasio Artigas, Mexico City
- Statue of León Felipe, Mexico City
- Statue of Louis Pasteur, Mexico City
- Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. (Mexico City)
- Statue of Paul P. Harris (Mexico City)
- Statue of Tin Tan
- Statue of Vicente Guerrero, Mexico City
- Tribuna Monumental
National symbols of Mexico
- Angel of Independence
- Charro
- Coat of arms of Mexico
- Dahlia
- Eagle
- Golden eagle
- Himno Nacional Mexicano
- Imperial Crown of Mexico
- Jarabe Tapatío
- La Malinche
- Law on the National Arms, Flag, and Anthem (Mexico)
- Lienzo charro
- Mariachi
- Mexican heraldry
- Mexico City Texcoco Airport
- Monument to Cuauhtémoc
- National symbols of Mexico
- Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos
- Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl
- Princess Eréndira
- Taxodium mucronatum
Roundabouts and traffic circles in Mexico
- Angel of Independence
- Diana the Huntress Fountain
- Fuente de Cibeles (Mexico City)
- Fuente de la República
- Glorieta La Normal
- Glorieta de la Palma
- Glorieta de las mujeres que luchan
- Glorieta de los Insurgentes
- Glorieta del Caballito
- Plaza de la Bandera
Sculptures of Nike
- Angel of Independence
- Athena Parthenos
- Las Incantadas
- Nike (Kougioumtzis)
- Nike Assists the Wounded Warrior
- Nike Crowns the Hero
- Nike Fixing her Sandal
- Nike Instructs the Boy in Heroic History
- Nike of Callimachus
- Nike of Epidaurus
- Nike of Marathon
- Nike of Megara
- Nike of Paionios
- Nike of Paros
- Varvakeion Athena
- Victoria Alada (Madrid)
- Victoria Romana (Hadrian's Library)
- Wellington Arch
- William Tecumseh Sherman (Saint-Gaudens)
- Winged Victory (Lewis)
- Winged Victory of Samothrace
Statues in Mexico City
- Abraham Lincoln: The Man
- Angel of Independence
- Ariadna abandonada
- Beethoven Monument (Mexico City)
- Bench of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara
- Benito Juárez Hemicycle
- Dolor (sculpture)
- El Ángel de la Seguridad Social
- El Sereno (sculpture)
- Equestrian statue of Charles IV of Spain
- Flor de Fango
- Fountain of Mercury
- Fountain of Neptune, Mexico City
- Fountain of Venus
- Fountain of Virgin
- Fountain to Bartolomé de las Casas
- Fuente de Cibeles (Mexico City)
- Fuente de los Cántaros
- Gladiador frigio
- Gladiador romano
- Glorieta de las mujeres que luchan
- How Doth the Little Crocodile (Carrington)
- Isaac (Calvo)
- La Primavera (sculpture)
- Las Danaides
- List of statues on Paseo de la Reforma
- Monument to Christopher Columbus (Buenavista, Mexico City)
- Monument to Christopher Columbus (Charles Cordier)
- Monument to Enrico Martínez
- Monument to Pope John Paul II
- Monumento a los Niños Héroes
- Monumento al perro callejero
- Monumento de la Fundación de México-Tenochtitlan
- Mother's Monument
- Statue of Alexander von Humboldt (Mexico City)
- Statue of Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mexico City)
- Statue of George Washington, Mexico City (1916)
- Statue of Heydar Aliyev, Mexico City
- Statue of José Gervasio Artigas, Mexico City
- Statue of León Felipe, Mexico City
- Statue of Louis Pasteur, Mexico City
- Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. (Mexico City)
- Statue of Paul P. Harris (Mexico City)
- Statue of Tin Tan
- Statue of Vicente Guerrero, Mexico City
- Statues of Pegasus, Mexico City
- The Shade (sculpture)
- The Three Shades
- Un Pescador
Terminating vistas
- Amar Jawan Jyoti
- Angel of Independence
- Arc de Triomf
- Arch 22
- Arch of Constantine
- Arch of Triumph (Pyongyang)
- Arcul de Triumf
- Carolina Rediviva
- Gothenburg Museum of Art
- Hallgrímskirkja
- India Gate
- National Museum (Prague)
- Obelisco de Buenos Aires
- Palace of Justice, Brussels
- Palace of the Parliament
- Patung Pemuda Membangun
- Patuxai
- Royal Palace, Oslo
- Selamat Datang Monument
- St. Florian's Gate
- St. Mary's Basilica, Kraków
- St. Peter's Basilica
- Terminating vista
- Victor Emmanuel II Monument
- Wenner-Gren Center
Vandalized works of art in Mexico
- Angel of Independence
- Antimonumenta (Morelia)
- Bench of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara
- El Sereno (sculpture)
- Fuente de las Tarascas
- Fuente de los Niños Miones
- La Puerta del Sol
- Monument to Christopher Columbus (Charles Cordier)
- Monumento a la Raza (Mexico City)
- Monumento a los Constructores
- Monumento al perro callejero
- Statue of Andrés Manuel López Obrador
- Statue of Francisco I. Madero (Guadalajara)
- Statue of Francisco Rojas González
- Statue of José Antonio Torres
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_of_Independence
Also known as Angel Mexico City, Ángel de la Independencia, El Ángel, El Ángel de la Independencia, Independence Angel, Mexico City Angel, Monumento a la Independencia (Mexico City), The Angel of Independence, The Independence Angel.
, Marble, Mariano Matamoros, Martín Francisco Javier Mina y Larrea, Mausoleum, Mexican Armed Forces, Mexican Inquisition, Mexican War of Independence, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, Mexico national football team, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Military funeral, Museo Nacional de Historia, National Palace (Mexico), Nelson's Column, New Spain, New York City, Nicolás Bravo, Nike (mythology), Noticieros Televisa, Paris, Paseo de la Reforma, Peace, Pedro Moreno (soldier), Plutarco Elías Calles, Poet, Porfiriato, Porfirio Díaz, President of Mexico, Priest, Prinzregentenstraße (Munich), Roundabout, Salvador Díaz Mirón, Steel, Víctor Rosales, Vicente Guerrero, Victory column, War, William Lamport, Winged Victory of Samothrace, 1957 Guerrero earthquake, 1985 Mexico City earthquake.