Equestrian statue of Emiliano Zapata (Los Angeles)

Equestrian statue of Emiliano Zapata
Artist	Ignacio Asúnsolo
Year	1980
Subject	Emiliano Zapata
Location	El Parque de México, Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Coordinates	34.065303°N 118.207234°W / 34.065303; -118.207234

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. 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.

Inscription

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

Spanish	English
NACIÓ 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 ANENECUILCO 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 LAND IMPROVMENT IN MEXICO. GIFT FROM MEXICO CITY TO THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES 1980.

External links

• Equestrian Statues - Emiliano Zapata