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The memorial is located at [[Virginia Avenue]] and 20th Street N.W. in the [[Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C.]], near the [[United States Department of State]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0001320.htm |title=San Martín, José de: Memorial east of the Tidal Basin near the State Dept in Washington, D.C. |publisher=DC Memorials |accessdate=12 November 2009}}</ref>
The memorial is located at [[Virginia Avenue]] and 20th Street N.W. in the [[Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C.]], near the [[United States Department of State]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0001320.htm |title=San Martín, José de: Memorial east of the Tidal Basin near the State Dept in Washington, D.C. |publisher=DC Memorials |accessdate=12 November 2009}}</ref>


[[File:Ceremony at statue of South American patriot San Martin in Washington, D. C. President Truman is not present at the... - NARA - 199744.jpg|thumb|left|statue at Judiciary Square]]
[[File:Ceremony at statue of South American patriot San Martin in Washington, D. C. President Truman is not present at the... - NARA - 199744.jpg|thumb|left|Statue at Judiciary Square]]
The memorial was sculpted by [[Augustin-Alexandre Dumont]] beginning in 1924.<ref name=focus/> It is a replica of an original located at the [[Plaza San Martín (Buenos Aires)|Plaza San Martín]] in [[Buenos Aires]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dccourts.gov/dccourts/about/judiciary.jsp |title=History of Judiciary Square |publisher=DC Courts |accessdate=12 November 2009}}</ref> The memorial was a gift to the United States from [[Argentina]] and was dedicated on October 28, 1925.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hscl.cr.nps.gov/insidenps/report.asp?STATE=DC&PARK=NAMA&STRUCTURE=&SORT=&RECORDNO=99 |title=San Martin (Gen. Jose de) Park - Statue - Res. 106 |publisher=National Park Service |accessdate=12 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://openlibrary.org/b/OL6689711M/Unveiling_of_the_statue_of_General_José_de_San_Martín_Washington_D.C._October_28_1925 |title=Unveiling of the statue of General José de San Martín, Washington, D.C., October 28, 1925 |publisher=Argentina, Embajada, United States |accessdate=12 November 2009}}</ref> [[President of the United States|President]] [[Calvin Coolidge]] spoke at the dedication.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=The American Presidency Project |url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=478 |title=Address at the Dedication of a Monument to General Jose De San Martin Given by Argentina to the United States, Washington, D.C. |accessdate=12 November 2009}}</ref>
The memorial was sculpted by [[Augustin-Alexandre Dumont]] beginning in 1924.<ref name=focus/> It is a replica of an original located at the [[Plaza San Martín (Buenos Aires)|Plaza San Martín]] in [[Buenos Aires]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dccourts.gov/dccourts/about/judiciary.jsp |title=History of Judiciary Square |publisher=DC Courts |accessdate=12 November 2009}}</ref> The memorial was a gift to the United States from [[Argentina]] and was dedicated on October 28, 1925.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hscl.cr.nps.gov/insidenps/report.asp?STATE=DC&PARK=NAMA&STRUCTURE=&SORT=&RECORDNO=99 |title=San Martin (Gen. Jose de) Park - Statue - Res. 106 |publisher=National Park Service |accessdate=12 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://openlibrary.org/b/OL6689711M/Unveiling_of_the_statue_of_General_José_de_San_Martín_Washington_D.C._October_28_1925 |title=Unveiling of the statue of General José de San Martín, Washington, D.C., October 28, 1925 |publisher=Argentina, Embajada, United States |accessdate=12 November 2009}}</ref> [[President of the United States|President]] [[Calvin Coolidge]] spoke at the dedication.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=The American Presidency Project |url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=478 |title=Address at the Dedication of a Monument to General Jose De San Martin Given by Argentina to the United States, Washington, D.C. |accessdate=12 November 2009}}</ref>
It was rededicated on October 6, 1976.<ref>[http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!323790~!0#focus| "Liberador: General Jose de San Martin, (sculpture)"]. ''SIRIS''</ref>
It was rededicated on October 6, 1976.<ref>[http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!323790~!0#focus| "Liberador: General Jose de San Martin, (sculpture)"]. ''SIRIS''</ref>

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General Jose de San Martin Memorial
General Jose de San Martin Memorial is located in Central Washington, D.C.
General Jose de San Martin Memorial
LocationVirginia Avenue NW and 20th Street NW
Washington, D.C.
Built1924
ArchitectAugustin-Alexandre Dumont
Architectural styleClassical revival
NRHP reference No.07001059
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 12, 2007[1]
Designated February 22, 2007

The General Jose de San Martin Memorial is an equestrian statue memorial of Argentine general and independence leader José de San Martín in Washington, D.C., United States.

The memorial is located at Virginia Avenue and 20th Street N.W. in the Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C., near the United States Department of State.[3]

Statue at Judiciary Square

The memorial was sculpted by Augustin-Alexandre Dumont beginning in 1924.[2] It is a replica of an original located at the Plaza San Martín in Buenos Aires.[4] The memorial was a gift to the United States from Argentina and was dedicated on October 28, 1925.[5][6] President Calvin Coolidge spoke at the dedication.[7] It was rededicated on October 6, 1976.[8]

Plaquette

Next to the memorial is a plaque with the following text:

JOSE de SAN MARTIN
FOUNDER OF THE ARGENTINE INDEPENDENCE
HE LED THE LIBERATING ARMY ACROSS THE ANDES
AND GAVE FREEDOM TO CHILE AND PERU
HIS NAME LIKE WASHINGTON'S REPRESENTS
THE AMERICAN IDEAL OF DEMOCRACY, JUSTICE AND LIBERTY[9]

References

  1. ^ "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites" (PDF). District of Columbia Office of Planning. April 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  2. ^ a b "de San Martin, General Jose, Memorial". National Park Service. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  3. ^ "San Martín, José de: Memorial east of the Tidal Basin near the State Dept in Washington, D.C." DC Memorials. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  4. ^ "History of Judiciary Square". DC Courts. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  5. ^ "San Martin (Gen. Jose de) Park - Statue - Res. 106". National Park Service. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  6. ^ "Unveiling of the statue of General José de San Martín, Washington, D.C., October 28, 1925". Argentina, Embajada, United States. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  7. ^ "Address at the Dedication of a Monument to General Jose De San Martin Given by Argentina to the United States, Washington, D.C." The American Presidency Project. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  8. ^ "Liberador: General Jose de San Martin, (sculpture)". SIRIS
  9. ^ "SAN MARTIN, José de: Memorial east of the Tidal Basin near the State Dept in Washington, D.C.".
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