Bust of Lázaro Cárdenas (Los Angeles)

The Bust of Lázaro Cárdenas is a bronze sculpture honoring Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas (1895–1970), located at El Parque de México, in Lincoln Park, in Los Angeles, California, United States.Historic Places Los Angeles - Resource Report: El Parque de México

History The statue was sculpted by Mexican artist Ernesto Tamariz in 1970. The monument was donated to the city of Los Angeles by the Comité Mexicano de Apoyo a Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas (Spanish for the "Mexican Committee to Support Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas") and erected in November 1989 at El Parque de México, a section of LA's Lincoln Park devoted to Mexican historical figures.Los Angeles Times - Who's stealing the statues of Pancho Villa and other Mexican heroes from an L.A. park?

Inscription The Spanish inscription on the monument reads:

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