Return From Baquedano to Plaza Italia: Mayor Bellolio and Municipal Council Approve Tender for the Transfer of the Statue

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In a new session of the municipal council of Providencia, the tender was approved that will allow the statue of General Manuel Baquedano to return to the plinth that was in the center of Plaza Italia and that had to be removed due to the damages that were done during the social explosion. The project considers a structural study of the plinth in order to be able to strengthen it if necessary, as well as an adjustment of its anchoring systems and…

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The decision was taken unanimously by the Municipal Council of the commune.

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Only the approval of the National Monuments Council is needed to move forward. It is expected to be reinstalled by the end of February.

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In this Tuesday’s session, the Community Chief obtained the unanimous support of the eight councillors from various sectors – from the Republican Party to the Broad Front – for the sculpture to return to the plinth that housed it since 1928. Initially, and as the mayor has discussed it with the government of President Boric, the return should take place at the end of February and be inaugurated next to the new monument to Gabriela Mistral. Howev…

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In the municipal council it was approved that General Baquedano, who is located in the Military Historical Museum, return to the Plaza Italia.