Statue of Rita Pérez de Moreno

A statue of Rita Pérez de Moreno is installed along the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.[1]

Statue of Rita Pérez de Moreno
The statue in 2021
ArtistRubén Orozco Loza
Year2010
SubjectRita Pérez de Moreno
LocationGuadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Coordinates20°40′39.6″N 103°20′50.4″W

The statue was created by Rubén Orozco Loza and it was installed on 27 August 2010,[2] the 149th anniversary of her death.[3] Her rests remain there and she was honored during a ceremony.[3]

A statue of her husband Pedro Moreno is also installed at the site.[3]

References

  1. Torres, Raúl (19 May 2017). "El sitio carece de reglamento en Jalisco". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. "Fallece Rita Pérez Jiménez Heroína de la Independencia de México" (in Spanish). National Human Rights Commission. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. "Todo listo para el traslado de los restos de Rita Pérez a la Rotonda". Informador.mx (in Spanish). Guadalajara. 26 August 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.


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