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History of the Monument El Pípila

This monument was erected on the hill of San Miguel in memory of Juan José de los Reyes Martínez Amaro, nicknamed “El Pípila” who set fire to the door of the Castle of Granaditas on September 28, 1810. Construction began on January 15, 1939, by Augusto Gutiérrez O, according to the model of the sculptor Juan Fernando Olaguíbel. The sculpture measures 17 meters from the feet to the torch. The miner of the village of the Cube, Antonio Moya Núñez, …
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This monument was erected on the hill of San Miguel in memory of Juan José de los Reyes Martínez Amaro, nicknamed “El Pípila” who set fire to the door of the Castle of Granaditas on September 28, 1810. Construction began on January 15, 1939, by Augusto Gutiérrez O, according to the model of the sculptor Juan Fernando Olaguíbel. The sculpture measures 17 meters from the feet to the torch. The miner of the village of the Cube, Antonio Moya Núñez, …

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