The General Jose de San Martin Memorial is an equestrian statue memorial of Argentine general and independence leader José de San Martín in Washington, D.C., United States.
The memorial is located at Virginia Avenue and 20th Street N.W. in the Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C., near the United States Department of State.
The memorial was sculpted by Augustin-Alexandre Dumont beginning in 1924. It is a replica of an original located at the Plaza San Martín in Buenos Aires. The memorial was a gift to the United States from Argentina and was dedicated on October 28, 1925. President Calvin Coolidge spoke at the dedication. It was rededicated on October 6, 1976. "Liberador: General Jose de San Martin, (sculpture)". SIRIS
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Next to the memorial is a plaque with the following text:
JOSE de SAN MARTIN FOUNDER OF THE ARGENTINE INDEPENDENCE HE LED THE LIBERATING ARMY ACROSS THE ANDES AND GAVE FREEDOM TO CHILE AND PERU HIS NAME LIKE WASHINGTON'S REPRESENTS THE AMERICAN IDEAL OF DEMOCRACY, JUSTICE AND LIBERTY"SAN MARTIN, José de: Memorial east of the Tidal Basin near the State Dept in Washington, D.C." .
See also List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2 Statues of the Liberators
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