Equestrian statue of Emiliano Zapata (Los Angeles)

The equestrian statue of Emiliano Zapata, honoring Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata, is installed at El Parque de México, located in Lincoln Park, in Los Angeles, California, United States.

History The statue was sculpted by Mexican artist Ignacio Asúnsolo.City of Los Angeles - Planning: Northeast LA Historic Districts The monument was a gift of Mexico City to the city of Los Angeles and erected in 1980 at El Parque de México, a section of LA's Lincoln Park devoted to Mexican historical figures.Los Angeles Public Library - Dig Los Angeles: Lincoln Heights Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library

Inscription The inscription on the monument, in both Spanish and English, reads:

SpanishEnglishNACIÓ EN ANENCUILCO Y MURIÓ ASESINADO EN CHINAMECA, MORELOSS. COMBATIÓ EN EL MOVIMENTO REVOLUCIONARIO DE 1910, AL FRENTE DEL EJÉRCITO LIBERTADOR DEL CENTRO Y DEL SUR. PROCLAMÓ LA VOLUNTAD DE LOS CAMPESINOS, DE ENTRAR EN POSESIÓN DE LA TIERRA, MEDIANTE EL PLAN DE AYALA; BASE PARA EL PROCESO DE REFORMA AGRARIA EN MÉXICO.

REGALO DE LA CD. DE MÉXICO A LA CD. DE LOS ÀNGELES 1980. BORN IN ANENCUILCO AND MURDERED IN CHINAMECA, MORELOS. GENERAL COMMANDER OF THE EJÉRCITO LIBERTADOR DEL CENTRO Y DEL SUR, THROUGHOUT THE 1910 MEXICAN REVOLUTION. HE LED THE FARMERS MOVEMENT FOR TAKING THE LAND ON, BY PROCLAIMING THE PLAN DE AYALA; FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE TO THE LANDIMPROVEMENT IN MEXICO.

GIFT FROM MEXICO CITY TO THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES 1980.

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Equestrian Statues - Emiliano Zapata