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He Monument to the children heroes Located in Mexico City, it is also a mausoleum where the remains of the six cadets rest. We tell you everything you should know about him.
If you live or have visited Mexico City, you are very likely to know the monument to the heroes, also called Altar to the country.
History of the Monument to the Children Heroes
It is a mausoleum located in the Chapultepec forestjust at the beginning of the road that leads to Chapultepec Castle.
This monument was created to honor the memory of the heroes, who, according to the official version of the history of Mexico, defended Chapultepec Castle during the US invasion.
The story says that on September 13, 1847, during the intervention of the United States in Mexico, six young cadets: Agustín Melgar, Fernando Montes de Oca, Francisco Márquez, Juan de la Barrera, Juan Escutia and Vicente Suárez defended the castle of Chapultepec when the United States army tried to take it.
At that time, this enclosure was a military school.
At some point in this story, it is also pointed out that one of them, Juan Escutia, launched himself from the top of the castle entangled in the flag.
As we explain, the monument to the heroes or altar to the homeland is also a mausoleum, in it are the remains of the bodies that identified as the bodies of the heroes children, as well as the remains of Felipe Santiago Xicoténcatl, general who also fought against the intervention of the United States.
When was the monument to the children heroes built?
He Monument to the children heroes It began to be built in 1947 and was inaugurated in 1952. It was built by Mexican architect Enrique Aragón Echegaray and sculptor Ernesto Tamariz.