Ángela de Oliveira Cézar de Costa

Ángela de Oliveira Cézar de Costa (1860 – 25 June 1940) was an Argentine member of the Commission of the Permanent International Peace Bureau, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1910.[1] She was directly nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1910 and 1911 for her work to end the Argentine–Chilean naval arms race by raising a statue of Christ the Redeemer of the Andes in 1904.[2][3]

Distinguished Ladies or Christian Ladies

Ángela de Oliveira Cézar de Costa
Born1860 (1860)
Entre Rios, Argentina
Died(1940-06-25)June 25, 1940
Buenos Aires, Argentina
SpousePascual Costa
FamilySister-Guillermina Oliveira Cézar

Christ the Redeemer of the Andes

This section only deals with Ángela de Oliveira Cézar de Costa's participation in the erection of the statue, for a complete explanation see Christ the Redeemer of the Andes.

A Historic photo of Christ the Redeemer of the Andes

As the Argentine–Chilean naval arms race came to an end with the Pacts of May Argentine President Julio Argentino Roca wanted to create a symbol to represent the peace.[3] Oliviera Cézar proposed erecting a large statue of Jesus Christ on the Argentina–Chile border.[3][4] Friar Marcelino Benavarte had previously commissioned a monument from Mateo Alonso that Oliviera Cézar knew about because of her participation in a Dominican Order for mothers.[3] President Roca liked the idea and Oliviera Cézar led the efforts to pay for the statue.[3]

Public reception

Initially media reports gave credit for the idea to the society as a whole or the Argentine Catholic church.[3]

José A. Terry one of the signatories of the Pacts of May took offense at the statue and even tried to remove a portion of it that looked like Oliviera Cézar.[3]

References
  1. "The Nobel Peace Prize 1910". The Nobel Prize. Retrieved 14 April 2023. The Nobel Peace Prize 1910 was awarded to Bureau international permanent de la Paix (Permanent International Peace Bureau)
  2. "Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize 1910". NobelPrize.org. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. Bruno, Paula (2022). "Embajadora de la paz: Ángela Oliveira Cézar, "diplomacia femenina", confraternidad americana y pacifismo internacional en el pasaje del siglo XIX al XX". Páginas (Rosario): Revista Digital de la Escuela de Historia. 14 (36): 8. ISSN 1851-992X.
  4. WKU Library Special Collections (1937-01-01). "Christ the Redeemer of the Andes". South America.


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