Monumento a los caídos en Malvinas
The Monumento a los caídos en Malvinas (transl. Monument to the Fallen in the Falklands) is a cenotaph in Plaza San Martín, in Buenos Aires, dedicated to the 649 Argentine soldiers who were killed in the Falklands War. The inscription reads La nación también rinde homenaje a los que guardan en su cuerpo o memoria las huellas del combate. (transl. The nation also honors those who store in their bodies or their memories the footprints of combat.)
Monumento a los caídos en Malvinas | |
 Monumento a los caídos en Malvinas, in the Plaza San Martín. | |
| 34°35′38.2″S 58°22′30.3″W | |
| Location | Avenida del Libertador, San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Designer | Andrés Morán |
| Opening date | June 24, 1990 |
| Dedicated to | Argentine soldiers killed in Falklands War |
See also
References
- Berjman, Sonia; Di Bello, Roxana; Magaz, María (2003). Plaza San Martín, imágenes de una historia. Ed. NobuKo. ISBN 987-20641-0-5.
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